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Traffic heat map of Rusk County, Texas: 573 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on TX 79 and Kilgore Drive

Rusk County, Texas Traffic Counts

Our Rusk County, Texas traffic data covers 4,823 road segments over 573 road miles, with an average segment of just 627 ft. Its busiest road, TX 79, carries 21,072 vehicles a day, 6.6 times the average road. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
Data sourced from TrafficZoom's proprietary analytics platform.
Data current as of:
Q3 2026
Updated:
September 29, 2026
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Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Rusk County, Texas

Traffic

The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network.

vehicles per day3,206
Trucks

The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles.

9.7%
Average travel time

The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network.

34.9 min
Congestion ratio

The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network.

7.8%
Drivers’ average age

Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated.

45.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated.

$68,052

A typical monitored road in Rusk County, Texas sees 3,206 vehicles per day, while its 573 miles of monitored roads together handle 1,394,966 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈509 million per year). Trucks are 9.7% of traffic, close to the 9.8% across Texas.

Traffic 54% below the Texas average

Rusk's average daily traffic volume is 54% lower than the state average - 3,206 vehicles per day against 6,895 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.2% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Rusk's 3,206 vehicles per day outpaces 54% of counties in Texas.

The average trip takes 34.9 minutes, 7% higher than the state level. On travel time, Rusk runs longer than 52% of counties in Texas.

At 52% lower than the state level, the 7.8% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Rusk County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day8,288
Trucks12.6%
Average travel time41.6 min
Congestion ratio12.5%
Drivers’ average age44.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$65,306

A significant share of driving in Rusk County, Texas, 30% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 8,288 vehicles per day, 214% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,636 vehicles per day.

With 13% of the road miles (75 miles in 487 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 418,930 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈153 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 71% of counties in Texas

Highway truck concentration here runs 8% lower than the state average, at 12.6%. The highway traffic mix is typical for Texas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

Rusk's highway truck share (12.6%) is lower than 71% of counties in Texas. By raw truck volume, Rusk carries fewer highway trucks than 68% of counties in Texas.

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Non-highway Traffic in Rusk County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day2,636
Trucks8.4%
Average travel time34.1 min
Congestion ratio7.3%
Drivers’ average age46.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$68,972

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Rusk County, Texas (70% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,636 vehicles per day.

Local roads also make up about 87% of the monitored road miles: 498 miles in 4,336 segments, together carrying 976,037 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈356 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.4%).

Local congestion 54% below the Texas average

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 33% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (7.3%) runs 54% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 54% of counties in Texas. The driver population here skews younger than 54% of counties in Texas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Rusk County, Texas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Rusk County vs. Texas Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Rusk County runs 54% below the Texas average.

MetricRusk CountyTexas averageDifference
Traffic3,2066,895-53.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.7%9.8%-0.8%
Truck % (Highway)12.6%13.8%-8.2%
Avg. Travel Time34.9 min32.6 min+6.8%

How Rusk County compares

Rusk County against nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Rusk County carries 40.0% less traffic on a typical road and is 26.1% less congested; it has the quietest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Rusk County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Texas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Rusk County3,2069.7%1,394,96634.9 min7.8%
Panola County, Texas3,33913.2%1,084,80936.9 min7.8%
Gregg County, Texas8,71210.0%3,479,26533.5 min14.5%
Cherokee County, Texas3,3298.9%1,354,51633.6 min7.9%
Nacogdoches County, Texas5,9789.6%1,767,96630.3 min12.2%
Texas average6,8959.8%N/A32.6 min16.4%

Rusk County ranked within Texas

Rusk County ranked among 254 county-level areas in Texas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 227.
MeasureRusk CountyTexas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,206#117 of 254
Highway vehicle-miles per day418,930#139 of 227
Truck share on highways12.6%#161 of 227
Highway trucks per day1,046#154 of 227
Average travel time34.9 min#123 of 254
Average driver income$68,052#138 of 254
Average driver age45.1 yrs#138 of 254

Busiest roads in Rusk County, Texas

The three busiest roads in Rusk County average 15,838 vehicles a day, 4.9 times the county average of 3,206 across all its monitored roads.

TX 79 leads with 21,072 vehicles a day, 1,689 of them trucks (8.0%). No other road comes close: Kilgore Drive, in second place, carries 13,543. US Route 259 carries the most trucks, 2,399 a day (18.6% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

US Route 259 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 55.5 minutes against 34.9 county-wide.

Freight stands out on US Route 259: trucks are 18.6% of the traffic there, against 9.7% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1TX 79Trunk road · 21,072vehicles1,689trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
15.8%
Median trip time
37.6 min
Drivers’ median age
45.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,193

TX 79 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 16% longer than at free-flow speed, against 8% county-wide.

2Kilgore DriveTrunk road · 13,543vehicles1,593trucks · 11.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
15.5%
Median trip time
41.0 min
Drivers’ median age
44.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,474

Delays build on Kilgore Drive: its congestion ratio of 16% over free-flow time is well above the county's 8%.

3US Route 259Trunk road · 12,900vehicles2,399trucks · 18.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
14.2%
Median trip time
55.5 min
Drivers’ median age
40.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,907

US Route 259 carries 4.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 55.5 minutes.

4Railroad AvenueTrunk road · 12,516vehicles1,446trucks · 11.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
15.5%
Median trip time
52.0 min
Drivers’ median age
41.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,919

Drivers on Railroad Avenue are on long journeys, a median 52.0 minutes against 34.9 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

5Henderson BoulevardPrimary road · 10,669vehicles689trucks · 6.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
13.0%
Median trip time
34.7 min
Drivers’ median age
44.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,510

At 3.3 times the county average, Henderson Boulevard draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $64,510 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US Route 259Trunk road · #3 by traffic12,900vehicles2,399trucks · 18.6%
2TX 79Trunk road · #1 by traffic21,072vehicles1,689trucks · 8.0%
3Kilgore DriveTrunk road · #2 by traffic13,543vehicles1,593trucks · 11.8%
4Railroad AvenueTrunk road · #4 by traffic12,516vehicles1,446trucks · 11.6%
5US 259Trunk road · 10,575vehicles1,207trucks · 11.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
13.2%
Median trip time
42.5 min
Drivers’ median age
44.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,118

The busiest stretch of US 259 carries 3.3 times the county average; trucks are 11.4% of it, above the county-wide 9.7%.

How to read these road counts
  • The first number is AADT, annual average daily traffic: the vehicles passing a point on an average day, both directions combined and trucks included. On a divided highway both carriageways are added together.
  • Traffic changes along a road, with more near interchanges and towns and less in open country. Every figure for a road describes its busiest stretch in the county, so the two rankings show the same numbers for the same road.
  • The second number is the trucks on that stretch, a part of its AADT. The bar splits the AADT into cars and light vehicles (blue) and trucks (amber).
  • See segment-level AADT for any road on TrafficZoom.

Data Sources & Methodology

The data presented on this page is derived from TrafficZoom's proprietary analytics platform, which aggregates and normalizes information from multiple sources, including:

Mobile device location data (anonymized and aggregated)

Road sensor networks and traffic counters

Historical traffic pattern databases

Public traffic count programs published by the

RuskDepartment of Transportation

Demographic Baseline for O-D Modeling

U.S. Census Bureau
All metrics represent estimates based on statistical modeling and are intended for strategic planning purposes.
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Q3 2026

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