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Traffic heat map of Waller County, Texas: 438 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Katy Freeway and I 10

Waller County, Texas Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Waller County, Texas? We measure 438 road miles, divided into 7,316 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, Katy Freeway, carries 59,535 vehicles a day, 15.2 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 Waller County, Texas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,910
Trucks

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

13.1%
Average travel time

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

35.8 min
Congestion ratio

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

10.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

41.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$94,866

A typical monitored road in Waller County, Texas sees 3,910 vehicles per day, while its 438 miles of monitored roads together handle 2,666,647 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈973 million per year). Trucks are 13.1% of traffic, more than the 9.8% across Texas.

Traffic 43% below the Texas average

At 3,910 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Waller carries 43% less traffic than the state average of 6,895, suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.4% of Texas's statewide total. Waller carries more traffic than 67% of counties in Texas.

Journey times run 10% higher than the state level, at 35.8 minutes on average. On travel time, Waller runs longer than 58% of counties in Texas.

Congestion runs 35% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 10.7%, which means smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Waller County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day19,634
Trucks16.9%
Average travel time54.9 min
Congestion ratio38.9%
Drivers’ average age41.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$96,614

A little more than half of the driving in Waller County, Texas happens on highways: 61% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 19,634 vehicles per day, 520% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,169 vehicles per day.

That comes from just 17% of the monitored road miles: 74 miles in 329 segments, carrying 1,613,414 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈589 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 81% of counties in Texas.

More highway trucks than 94% of counties in Texas

Highway truck concentration here runs 23% higher than the state average, at 16.9%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

56% of counties in Texas see a lower highway truck share than Waller's 16.9%. By raw truck volume, Waller carries more highway trucks than 94% of counties in Texas.

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Non-highway Traffic in Waller County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day3,169
Trucks7.4%
Average travel time34.9 min
Congestion ratio9.4%
Drivers’ average age41.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$93,335

A significant share of driving in Waller County, Texas, 39% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. A typical local road sees 3,169 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 83% of the monitored road miles (363 miles in 6,987 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 1,053,232 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈384 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.4%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 93% of counties in Texas

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 56% lower than on highways.

Non-highway congestion (9.4%) runs 41% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

93% of counties in Texas see lower average driver income among trip origins than Waller. Waller's median driver age is lower than 87% of counties in Texas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Waller County, Texas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Waller County vs. Texas Traffic Comparison

Waller County's biggest difference from the Texas average is its average daily traffic per road, 43% below it. Its truck share, by contrast, is 34% above.

MetricWaller CountyTexas averageDifference
Traffic3,9106,895-43.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)13.1%9.8%+34.4%
Truck % (Highway)16.9%13.8%+22.7%
Avg. Travel Time35.8 min32.6 min+9.8%

How Waller County compares

Waller County against nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Waller County moves 8.7% of the total daily travel and carries 37.3% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Less traffic and more room for it - the roads here run both quieter and freer than the areas around them.

Waller 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
Waller County3,91013.1%2,666,64735.8 min10.7%
Austin County, Texas3,83315.0%1,682,87137.1 min11.0%
Washington County, Texas3,9309.9%1,535,37534.2 min12.2%
Fort Bend County, Texas7,1085.5%12,825,63429.8 min16.0%
Harris County, Texas10,0806.8%107,067,37733.1 min20.4%
Texas average6,8959.8%N/A32.6 min16.4%

Waller County ranked within Texas

Highway truck volume places Waller County #15 of 227 in Texas - the top quarter of the state.

Waller County ranked among 254 county-level areas in Texas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 227.
MeasureWaller CountyTexas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,910#84 of 254
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,613,414#45 of 227
Truck share on highways16.9%#101 of 227
Highway trucks per day3,312#15 of 227
Average travel time35.8 min#106 of 254
Average driver income$94,866#19 of 254
Average driver age41.2 yrs#220 of 254

Waller County ranks #15 of 227 on highway truck volume but #220 of 254 on average driver age - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Waller County, Texas

The three busiest roads in Waller County average 52,851 vehicles a day, 13.5 times the county average of 3,910 across all its monitored roads.

Katy Freeway leads with 59,535 vehicles a day, 12,427 of them trucks (20.9%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trips using I 10 are long: a median of 62.2 minutes against 35.8 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Trucks make up 20.9% of traffic on Katy Freeway and 20.3% on I 10, against 13.1% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Katy FreewayMotorway · 59,535vehicles12,427trucks · 20.9%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
59.9%
Median trip time
53.2 min
Drivers’ median age
42.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$106,102

Delays build on Katy Freeway: its congestion ratio of 60% over free-flow time is well above the county's 11%.

2I 10Motorway · 52,431vehicles10,639trucks · 20.3%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
62.2 min
Drivers’ median age
42.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$93,384

I 10 carries 13.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 62.2 minutes.

3US 290Motorway · 46,586vehicles6,992trucks · 15.0%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
51.6%
Median trip time
53.2 min
Drivers’ median age
40.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$91,126

Travel on US 290's busiest stretch runs 52% over free-flow time, against 11% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

4TX 6Trunk road · 32,636vehicles4,451trucks · 13.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
38.3%
Median trip time
59.2 min
Drivers’ median age
37.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,404

TX 6 carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 59.2 minutes, against 35.8 for the county.

5US 90Primary road · 13,991vehicles1,076trucks · 7.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
15.7%
Median trip time
36.6 min
Drivers’ median age
41.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$90,929

On its busiest stretch, US 90 carries 3.6 times the county average; trucks are 7.7% of it, below the county-wide 13.1%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Katy FreewayMotorway · #1 by traffic59,535vehicles12,427trucks · 20.9%
2I 10Motorway · #2 by traffic52,431vehicles10,639trucks · 20.3%
3US 290Motorway · #3 by traffic46,586vehicles6,992trucks · 15.0%
4TX 6Trunk road · #4 by traffic32,636vehicles4,451trucks · 13.6%
5US 90Primary road · #5 by traffic13,991vehicles1,076trucks · 7.7%
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

WallerDepartment 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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