
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Tarrant County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day8,475 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 7.2% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 32.3 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. | 18.4% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 42.6 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $103,660 |
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The average monitored road in Tarrant County, Texas carries 8,475 vehicles per day. Across its 3,735 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 46,022,982 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈16.8 billion per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Texas: 7.2% against 9.8%.
Busier roads than 96% of counties in Texas
Tarrant's average daily traffic volume is 23% higher than the state average - 8,475 vehicles per day against 6,895 - suggesting more traffic load per road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 6.3% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Tarrant carries more traffic than 96% of counties in Texas.
The average trip takes 32.3 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 32.3 minutes is shorter than 73% of counties in Texas.
The congestion ratio of 18.4% runs slightly higher than the state level (13% higher) - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Tarrant County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day40,954 |
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| Trucks | 9.6% |
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| Average travel time | 37.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 60.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 42.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $99,679 |
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Highways carry about half of all travel in Tarrant County, Texas, 55% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 40,954 vehicles per day, 455% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 7,378 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 17% of the road network, 628 miles in 3,392 segments, so each mile of them is 3.3 times as busy as the average road mile.
By highway travel volume, that ranks Tarrant in the top 3 counties in Texas.
Lower highway truck share than 95% of counties in Texas
The concentration of trucks on highways (9.6%) is 30% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Trucks are a small share of a very large highway flow, so Tarrant still moves heavy freight volumes alongside its passenger traffic.
Tarrant's highway truck share (9.6%) is lower than 95% of counties in Texas. 95% of counties in Texas see fewer highway trucks per day than Tarrant's roughly 3,919.

Non-highway Traffic in Tarrant County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,378 |
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| Trucks | 4.4% |
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| Average travel time | 32.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 17.0% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 42.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $106,789 |
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Local roads carry about half of all travel in Tarrant County, Texas, 45% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 7,378 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 83% of the monitored road miles (3,107 miles in 100,425 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 20,723,367 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈7.6 billion per year). About 1 in 23 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (4.4%).
Drivers from higher-income areas than 96% of counties in Texas
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 54% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (17.0%) runs slightly higher than the state level (6% higher).
96% of counties in Texas see lower average driver income among trip origins than Tarrant. The driver population here skews younger than 76% of counties in Texas.