
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Tulare County, California
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day6,290 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 11.6% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 34.6 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. | 15.3% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 41.4 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $80,436 |
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A typical monitored road in Tulare County, California sees 6,290 vehicles per day, while its 1,655 miles of monitored roads together handle 11,280,060 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈4.1 billion per year). At 11.6%, the truck share runs above the 7.8% across California: about 1 in 9 vehicles.
Traffic 51% below the California average
Tulare sees 51% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (6,290 vehicles per day against 12,766), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.2% of California's statewide total. By volume, Tulare's 6,290 vehicles per day trails 53% of counties in California.
Journey times here (34.6 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 65% of counties in California have a shorter average travel time than Tulare's 34.6 minutes.
Congestion runs 44% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 15.3%, which means smoother traffic flow - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Tulare County, California
| Traffic | vehicles per day19,963 |
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| Trucks | 18.2% |
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| Average travel time | 49.5 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 42.9% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 41.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $82,587 |
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Highways carry about half of all travel in Tulare County, California, 46% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 19,963 vehicles per day, 235% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,955 vehicles per day.
Yet highways are only 13% of the road network, 212 miles in 620 segments, so each mile of them is 3.6 times as busy as the average road mile.
65% of counties in California move less traffic on their highways.
Freight-heavy highways
At 18.2%, highway truck share is 75% higher than the state average. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.
Tulare's highway truck share (18.2%) is higher than 84% of counties in California. Tulare's highway truck count is higher than 80% of counties in California, at roughly 3,631 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Tulare County, California
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,955 |
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| Trucks | 6.0% |
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| Average travel time | 34.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 14.6% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 41.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $79,570 |
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Local roads carry about half of all travel in Tulare County, California, 54% of vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 5,955 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 87% of the monitored road miles (1,443 miles in 25,320 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 6,092,026 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.2 billion per year). About 1 in 17 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.0%).
Younger drivers than 89% of counties in California
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 67% fewer trucks by share.
Non-highway congestion (14.6%) runs 45% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Tulare's average driver income is lower than 65% of counties in California. 89% of counties in California have an older driver population than Tulare.