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Traffic heat map of Travis County, Texas: 2,141 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Highway 183 and Purple Heart Trail

Travis County, Texas Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Travis County, Texas? We measure 2,141 road miles, divided into 55,292 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. It ranks among the top 5 counties in Texas for average daily traffic. 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 Travis County, Texas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day9,718
Trucks

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

7.2%
Average travel time

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

32.9 min
Congestion ratio

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

20.9%
Drivers’ average age

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

39.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$115,682

Our data shows 9,718 vehicles per day on the average road in Travis County, Texas, and 27,140,617 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈9.9 billion per year) across its 2,141 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 14 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 10 across Texas.

Busier roads than 99% of counties in Texas

Travis's average daily traffic volume is 41% higher than the state average - 9,718 vehicles per day against 6,895 - suggesting more traffic load per road - a busier backdrop for retail sites, at the cost of slower access. Network-wide, Travis accounts for about 3.7% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Travis's 9,718 vehicles per day outpaces 99% of counties in Texas.

The average trip takes 32.9 minutes, on par with the state level. 68% of counties in Texas have a longer average travel time than Travis's 32.9 minutes.

Congestion runs 28% higher than the state level, at a ratio of 20.9%, which means more pronounced congestion - expect slower peak-hour deliveries and less predictable arrival times.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Travis County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day34,013
Trucks9.9%
Average travel time37.9 min
Congestion ratio54.5%
Drivers’ average age39.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$108,882

Highways carry about half of all travel in Travis County, Texas, 50% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 34,013 vehicles per day, 295% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 8,615 vehicles per day.

With 19% of the road miles (400 miles in 2,402 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 13,669,846 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈5.0 billion per year).

By highway travel volume, that ranks Travis in the top 5 counties in Texas.

Lower highway truck share than 92% of counties in Texas

At 9.9%, highway truck share is 28% lower than the state average. Trucks are a small share of a very large highway flow, so Travis still moves heavy freight volumes alongside its passenger traffic.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 92% of counties in Texas. 91% of counties in Texas see fewer highway trucks per day than Travis's roughly 3,360.

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Non-highway Traffic in Travis County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day8,615
Trucks4.5%
Average travel time32.6 min
Congestion ratio19.4%
Drivers’ average age39.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$120,746

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Travis County, Texas, 50% of vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 8,615 vehicles per day.

Spread over 1,741 miles and 52,890 segments, 81% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 13,470,771 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈4.9 billion per year). Trucks make up 4.5% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 22 vehicles.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 98% of counties in Texas

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 55% fewer trucks by share.

Non-highway congestion (19.4%) runs 21% higher than the state average, pointing to slower local traffic flow.

98% of counties in Texas see lower average driver income among trip origins than Travis. 96% of counties in Texas have an older driver population than Travis.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
A long morning plateau from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 61% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 14% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
Traffic is nearly flat through the year: even April–June, the busiest stretch, runs only +3% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -9% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Travis County, Texas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and traffic stays steady through the year (+3% in high season).

Travis County vs. Texas Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Travis County apart: 41% above the Texas average. Its highway truck share, by contrast, is 28% below.

MetricTravis CountyTexas averageDifference
Traffic9,7186,895+40.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.2%9.8%-26.4%
Truck % (Highway)9.9%13.8%-28.1%
Avg. Travel Time32.9 min32.6 min+0.7%

How Travis County compares

Travis County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Travis County moves 4.3 times the total daily travel and is 40.5% 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.

Travis 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
Travis County9,7187.2%27,140,61732.9 min20.9%
Hays County, Texas8,0549.4%6,411,69232.5 min17.4%
Williamson County, Texas8,6887.7%14,018,15431.3 min18.2%
Bastrop County, Texas4,8618.4%3,061,25534.0 min13.7%
Caldwell County, Texas4,37012.4%1,509,68240.0 min10.2%
Texas average6,8959.8%N/A32.6 min16.4%

Travis County ranked within Texas

Average daily traffic volume places Travis County #4 of 254 in Texas - the top quarter of the state.

Travis County ranked among 254 county-level areas in Texas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 227.
MeasureTravis CountyTexas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)9,718#4 of 254
Highway vehicle-miles per day13,669,846#5 of 227
Truck share on highways9.9%#209 of 227
Highway trucks per day3,360#22 of 227
Average travel time32.9 min#171 of 254
Average driver income$115,682#6 of 254
Average driver age39.6 yrs#244 of 254

Travis County ranks #5 of 227 on highway travel volume but #209 of 227 on truck share on highways. It carries some of the heaviest highway traffic in Texas, but very little of it is freight - this is commuter and local car volume, not through-trucking.

Busiest roads in Travis County, Texas

The three busiest roads in Travis County average 130,304 vehicles a day, 13.4 times the county average of 9,718 across all its monitored roads.

Highway 183 is the busiest road, at 140,540 vehicles a day, 10,295 of them trucks (7.3%). Purple Heart Trail is practically level with it at 140,487. Purple Heart Trail carries the most trucks, 14,991 a day (10.7% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Freight stands out on Bastrop Highway and Ben White Boulevard: trucks are 16.0% and 15.6% of the traffic there, against 7.2% county-wide.

Traffic and freight follow different roads here: only 2 of the five busiest roads also make the top 5 for trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Highway 183Motorway · 140,540vehicles10,295trucks · 7.3%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
98.5%
Median trip time
33.4 min
Drivers’ median age
40.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$118,379

Delays build on Highway 183: its congestion ratio of 98% over free-flow time is well above the county's 21%.

2Purple Heart TrailMotorway · 140,487vehicles14,991trucks · 10.7%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
98.1%
Median trip time
41.8 min
Drivers’ median age
38.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$91,903

Travel on Purple Heart Trail's busiest stretch runs 98% over free-flow time, against 21% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3US 183Motorway · 109,885vehicles6,748trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
79.8%
Median trip time
35.8 min
Drivers’ median age
39.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$105,801

US 183 carries 11.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 35.8 minutes.

4Mopac ExpresswayMotorway · 106,375vehicles5,383trucks · 5.1%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
71.1%
Median trip time
33.1 min
Drivers’ median age
40.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$118,874

At 10.9 times the county average, Mopac Expressway draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $118,874 in household income.

5State Highway 71Trunk road · 100,013vehicles11,931trucks · 11.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
70.8%
Median trip time
37.9 min
Drivers’ median age
39.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$92,121

A main artery: State Highway 71's busiest stretch carries 10.3 times the county average; trucks are 11.9% of it, above the county-wide 7.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Purple Heart TrailMotorway · #2 by traffic140,487vehicles14,991trucks · 10.7%
2Ben White BoulevardMotorway · 94,130vehicles14,690trucks · 15.6%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
70.5%
Median trip time
38.1 min
Drivers’ median age
39.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$95,944

Ben White Boulevard is a trunk route for the county, carrying 9.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 15.6% of it, above the county-wide 7.2%.

3Bastrop HighwayMotorway · 87,042vehicles13,892trucks · 16.0%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
44.8%
Median trip time
41.1 min
Drivers’ median age
38.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$87,586

Bastrop Highway carries 9.0 times the county average at its busiest, 13,892 of them trucks (16.0%, above the county-wide 7.2%).

4TX 71Motorway · 93,724vehicles13,249trucks · 14.1%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
70.3%
Median trip time
37.5 min
Drivers’ median age
40.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$100,091

A freight route: trucks are 14.1% of the traffic on TX 71's busiest stretch, 2.0 times the county-wide 7.2%.

5State Highway 71Trunk road · #5 by traffic100,013vehicles11,931trucks · 11.9%
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

TravisDepartment 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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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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