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Traffic heat map of San Saba County, Texas: 159 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Wallace Street and Coyote Trail

San Saba County, Texas Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of San Saba County, Texas? We measure 159 road miles, divided into 1,068 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, Wallace Street, carries 6,450 vehicles a day, 3.7 times the average road. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 San Saba County, Texas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,730
Trucks

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

11.2%
Average travel time

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

38.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

6.0%
Drivers’ average age

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

51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$60,541

A typical monitored road in San Saba County, Texas sees 1,730 vehicles per day, while its 159 miles of monitored roads together handle 175,523 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈64.1 million per year). Trucks are 11.2% of traffic, close to the 9.8% across Texas.

Traffic 75% below the Texas average

San Saba's average daily traffic volume is 75% lower than the state average - 1,730 vehicles per day against 6,895 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, San Saba accounts for less than 0.1% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, San Saba's 1,730 vehicles per day trails 80% of counties in Texas.

Journey times run 17% higher than the state level, at 38.2 minutes on average. 71% of counties in Texas have a shorter average travel time than San Saba's 38.2 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 6.0% is 63% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - 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 San Saba County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day3,731
Trucks11.4%
Average travel time38.6 min
Congestion ratio10.9%
Drivers’ average age51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$58,535

Travel in San Saba County, Texas splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (50% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 3,731 vehicles per day, 290% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 956 vehicles per day.

With 22% of the road miles (34 miles in 298 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 88,129 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈32.2 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 96% of counties in Texas

At 11.4%, highway truck share is 17% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 80% of counties in Texas. 96% of counties in Texas see more highway trucks per day than San Saba's roughly 426.

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Non-highway Traffic in San Saba County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day956
Trucks10.9%
Average travel time38.0 min
Congestion ratio4.2%
Drivers’ average age51.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$62,373

Travel in San Saba County, Texas splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (50% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 956 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 78% of the monitored road miles (124 miles in 770 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 87,395 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈31.9 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 10.9%.

Older drivers than 89% of counties in Texas

Local roads and highways carry about the same truck share here (10.9% against 11.4%), so freight is not confined to the highways.

At 74% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 4.2% signals easier movement on local roads.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 80% of counties in Texas. San Saba's median driver age is higher than 89% of counties in Texas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In San Saba County, Texas, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

San Saba County vs. Texas Traffic Comparison

San Saba County's biggest difference from the Texas average is its average daily traffic per road, 75% below it. Its highway truck share is also 17% below.

MetricSan Saba CountyTexas averageDifference
Traffic1,7306,895-74.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.2%9.8%+14.1%
Truck % (Highway)11.4%13.8%-17.0%
Avg. Travel Time38.2 min32.6 min+16.9%

How San Saba County compares

San Saba County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, San Saba County carries 43.3% less traffic on a typical road and moves 38.4% of the total daily travel; it has the quietest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

San Saba 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
San Saba County1,73011.2%175,52338.2 min6.0%
Mills County, Texas1,78113.1%241,39240.0 min5.5%
McCulloch County, Texas2,19011.7%324,18036.5 min5.7%
Lampasas County, Texas4,7409.4%658,17731.8 min9.3%
Llano County, Texas3,4938.1%603,19232.3 min8.9%
Texas average6,8959.8%N/A32.6 min16.4%

San Saba County ranked within Texas

San Saba County sits in the bottom quarter of the Texas field on highway truck volume, at #217 of 227.

San Saba County ranked among 254 county-level areas in Texas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 227.
MeasureSan Saba CountyTexas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,730#204 of 254
Highway vehicle-miles per day88,129#213 of 227
Truck share on highways11.4%#181 of 227
Highway trucks per day426#217 of 227
Average travel time38.2 min#75 of 254
Average driver income$60,541#204 of 254
Average driver age51.2 yrs#28 of 254

San Saba County ranks #28 of 254 on average driver age but #217 of 227 on highway truck volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in San Saba County, Texas

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 4,493 vehicles a day, against 1,730 on the average road in San Saba County.

Wallace Street is the busiest road, at 6,450 vehicles a day, 462 of them trucks (7.2%). No other road comes close: Coyote Trail, in second place, carries 3,586. It also carries the most trucks.

Trips using TX 71 are long: a median of 83.4 minutes against 38.2 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Wallace StreetTrunk road · 6,450vehicles462trucks · 7.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
21.3%
Median trip time
35.8 min
Drivers’ median age
51.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,932

Wallace Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 21% longer than at free-flow speed, against 6% county-wide.

2Coyote TrailTrunk road · 3,586vehicles401trucks · 11.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
8.2%
Median trip time
50.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,654

Coyote Trail carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 50.9 minutes, against 38.2 for the county.

3High StreetPrimary road · 3,444vehicles226trucks · 6.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.1%
Median trip time
33.2 min
Drivers’ median age
52.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,173

The busiest stretch of High Street carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 6.6% of it, below the county-wide 11.2%.

4US 190Trunk road · 2,882vehicles325trucks · 11.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
5.3%
Median trip time
43.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,837

US 190 is busy by local standards, at 67% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 11.3% of it, in line with the county-wide 11.2%.

5TX 71Primary road · 1,884vehicles242trucks · 12.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
4.1%
Median trip time
83.4 min
Drivers’ median age
51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,380

TX 71 peaks at 1,884 vehicles a day, 9% more than the county average; trucks are 12.9% of it, above the county-wide 11.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Wallace StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic6,450vehicles462trucks · 7.2%
2Coyote TrailTrunk road · #2 by traffic3,586vehicles401trucks · 11.2%
3US 190Trunk road · #4 by traffic2,882vehicles325trucks · 11.3%
4TX 71Primary road · #5 by traffic1,884vehicles242trucks · 12.9%
5High StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic3,444vehicles226trucks · 6.6%
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

San SabaDepartment 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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