
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Roberts County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day904 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 13.7% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 62.4 min |
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Congestion ratio The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network. | 3.1% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 48.1 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $74,954 |
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A typical monitored road in Roberts County, Texas sees 904 vehicles per day, while its 96 miles of monitored roads together handle 81,720 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈29.8 million per year). At 13.7%, the truck share runs above the 9.8% across Texas: about 1 in 7 vehicles.
Longer trips than 98% of counties in Texas
At 904 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Roberts carries 87% less traffic than the state average of 6,895, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries less than 0.1% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Roberts carries less traffic than 94% of counties in Texas.
The average trip takes 62.4 minutes, 91% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 62.4 minutes is longer than 98% of counties in Texas.
At 81% lower than the state level, the 3.1% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Roberts County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,568 |
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| Trucks | 14.4% |
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| Average travel time | 49.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 3.6% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 47.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $75,732 |
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A significant share of driving in Roberts County, Texas, 31% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 1,568 vehicles per day, 119% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 715 vehicles per day.
With 18% of the road miles (17 miles in 58 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 25,041 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈9.1 million per year).
Fewer highway trucks than 97% of counties in Texas
At 14.4%, highway truck share is 5% higher than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Texas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
By truck concentration, highways here trail 56% of counties in Texas. Roberts's highway truck count is lower than 97% of counties in Texas, at roughly 226 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Roberts County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day715 |
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| Trucks | 13.3% |
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| Average travel time | 66.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 2.9% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.6 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $74,086 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Roberts County, Texas happens on local roads: 69% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 715 vehicles per day.
Their share of road miles is similar, 82% (79 miles in 204 segments), carrying 56,679 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈20.7 million per year). About 1 in 8 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (13.3%).
Local congestion 82% below the Texas average
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 8% lower than on highways.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 2.9% is 82% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Roberts's average driver income is higher than 68% of counties in Texas. The driver population here skews older than 72% of counties in Texas.