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Traffic heat map of Taylor County, Texas: 678 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Buffalo Gap Road and I 20

Taylor County, Texas Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Taylor County, Texas? We measure 678 road miles, divided into 10,821 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, Buffalo Gap Road, carries 26,988 vehicles a day, 4.9 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 Taylor County, Texas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day5,546
Trucks

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

11.6%
Average travel time

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

31.8 min
Congestion ratio

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

15.3%
Drivers’ average age

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

42.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$78,169

A typical monitored road in Taylor County, Texas sees 5,546 vehicles per day, while its 678 miles of monitored roads together handle 3,374,120 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.2 billion per year). At 11.6%, the truck share runs above the 9.8% across Texas: about 1 in 9 vehicles.

Busier roads than 83% of counties in Texas

Taylor's average daily traffic volume is 20% lower than the state average - 5,546 vehicles per day against 6,895 - suggesting less traffic load per road - a critical factor for logistics and site planning. Network-wide, Taylor accounts for about 0.5% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 83% of counties in Texas see less traffic than Taylor's 5,546 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 31.8 minutes, on par with the state level. 79% of counties in Texas have a longer average travel time than Taylor's 31.8 minutes.

Congestion is somewhat lower than the state level, at a ratio of 15.3% (7% lower).

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Taylor County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day7,514
Trucks18.7%
Average travel time33.2 min
Congestion ratio13.8%
Drivers’ average age43.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$79,057

Highways carry about half of all travel in Taylor County, Texas, 50% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 7,514 vehicles per day, 41% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,330 vehicles per day.

With 28% of the road miles (192 miles in 1,069 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 1,694,265 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈618 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Taylor outranks 82% of counties in Texas.

Freight-heavy highways

The concentration of trucks on highways (18.7%) is 36% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

66% of counties in Texas see a lower highway truck share than Taylor's 18.7%. Taylor's highway truck count is higher than 61% of counties in Texas, at roughly 1,404 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Taylor County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day5,330
Trucks4.5%
Average travel time31.6 min
Congestion ratio15.4%
Drivers’ average age42.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$77,700

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Taylor County, Texas, 50% of vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 5,330 vehicles per day.

Spread over 486 miles and 9,752 segments, 72% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,679,855 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈613 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 4.5%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 78% of counties in Texas

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 76% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 15.4% is in line with the state level.

Taylor's average driver income is higher than 78% of counties in Texas. 78% of counties in Texas have an older driver population than Taylor.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–8:00 AM and PM peak 12:00 PM–2:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 64% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 20% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
September–November is the high season, with volumes +4% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -13% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Taylor County, Texas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +4% in high season.

Taylor County vs. Texas Traffic Comparison

Taylor County's biggest difference from the Texas average is its highway truck share, 36% above it. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 20% below.

MetricTaylor CountyTexas averageDifference
Traffic5,5466,895-19.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.6%9.8%+19.1%
Truck % (Highway)18.7%13.8%+35.9%
Avg. Travel Time31.8 min32.6 min-2.7%

How Taylor County compares

Taylor County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Taylor County carries 189.9% more traffic on a typical road and is 128.4% more congested; it has the busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Taylor 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
Taylor County5,54611.6%3,374,12031.8 min15.3%
Runnels County, Texas1,98211.2%408,86346.3 min6.3%
Nolan County, Texas2,26021.9%1,097,36235.6 min8.6%
Callahan County, Texas2,05619.8%1,047,45935.0 min7.3%
Jones County, Texas1,35210.7%549,46031.1 min4.6%
Texas average6,8959.8%N/A32.6 min16.4%

Taylor County ranked within Texas

Taylor County sits in the top quarter of the Texas field on average daily traffic volume, at #45 of 254.

Taylor County ranked among 254 county-level areas in Texas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 227.
MeasureTaylor CountyTexas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)5,546#45 of 254
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,694,265#41 of 227
Truck share on highways18.7%#77 of 227
Highway trucks per day1,404#90 of 227
Average travel time31.8 min#201 of 254
Average driver income$78,169#55 of 254
Average driver age42.4 yrs#199 of 254

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #45 of 254 on average daily traffic volume, against #201 of 254 on average travel time.

Busiest roads in Taylor County, Texas

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Taylor County carry 26,096 vehicles a day on average, 4.7 times the typical road in the county (5,546).

Buffalo Gap Road leads with 26,988 vehicles a day, 908 of them trucks (3.4%). I 20 is practically level with it at 26,754. I 20 carries the most trucks, 6,835 a day (25.6% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trucks make up 25.6% of traffic on I 20, against 11.6% across all roads in the county.

Buffalo Gap Road is busy with cars rather than freight: only 3.4% of its traffic is trucks, against 11.6% county-wide.

Trips using I 20 are long: a median of 44.0 minutes against 31.8 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Buffalo Gap RoadPrimary road · 26,988vehicles908trucks · 3.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
53.4%
Median trip time
30.1 min
Drivers’ median age
42.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$84,803

Travel on Buffalo Gap Road's busiest stretch runs 53% over free-flow time, against 15% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2I 20Motorway · 26,754vehicles6,835trucks · 25.6%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
29.2%
Median trip time
44.0 min
Drivers’ median age
45.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,299

I 20 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 29% longer than at free-flow speed, against 15% county-wide.

3Winters FreewayMotorway · 24,545vehicles1,793trucks · 7.3%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
26.7%
Median trip time
29.3 min
Drivers’ median age
42.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,746

Winters Freeway carries 4.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 29.3 minutes.

4US 83Motorway · 20,849vehicles1,734trucks · 8.3%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
28.1%
Median trip time
28.9 min
Drivers’ median age
43.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$95,398

At 3.8 times the county average, US 83 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $95,398 in household income.

5Jake Roberts FreewayMotorway · 17,797vehicles1,836trucks · 10.3%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
18.5%
Median trip time
28.0 min
Drivers’ median age
42.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,145

The busiest stretch of Jake Roberts Freeway carries 3.2 times the county average; trucks are 10.3% of it, below the county-wide 11.6%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 20Motorway · #2 by traffic26,754vehicles6,835trucks · 25.6%
2Jake Roberts FreewayMotorway · #5 by traffic17,797vehicles1,836trucks · 10.3%
3Winters FreewayMotorway · #3 by traffic24,545vehicles1,793trucks · 7.3%
4US 83Motorway · #4 by traffic20,849vehicles1,734trucks · 8.3%
5Highway 80Trunk road · 13,396vehicles1,301trucks · 9.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
15.8%
Median trip time
33.7 min
Drivers’ median age
43.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,568

On its busiest stretch, Highway 80 carries 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 9.7% of it, below the county-wide 11.6%.

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

TaylorDepartment 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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