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Traffic heat map of Wichita County, Texas: 561 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Lloyd Ruby Overpass

Wichita County, Texas Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, Lloyd Ruby Overpass, carries 43,479 vehicles a day, 9.4 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Wichita County, Texas across 561 miles of monitored roads split into 6,459 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Wichita County, Texas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day4,602
Trucks

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

10.6%
Average travel time

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

29.7 min
Congestion ratio

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

14.3%
Drivers’ average age

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

45.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$74,915

Our data shows 4,602 vehicles per day on the average road in Wichita County, Texas, and 2,518,573 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈919 million per year) across its 561 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 10.6% of traffic, close to the 9.8% across Texas.

Shorter trips than 96% of counties in Texas

At 4,602 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Wichita carries 33% less traffic than the state average of 6,895, suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.3% of Texas's statewide total. By volume, Wichita's 4,602 vehicles per day outpaces 75% of counties in Texas.

Journey times run 9% lower than the state level, at 29.7 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 29.7 minutes is shorter than 96% of counties in Texas.

Congestion is somewhat lower than the state level, at a ratio of 14.3% (12% lower) - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Wichita County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day12,333
Trucks15.3%
Average travel time30.0 min
Congestion ratio21.9%
Drivers’ average age45.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$75,024

A little more than half of the driving in Wichita County, Texas happens on highways: 57% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 12,333 vehicles per day, 221% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,838 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 23% of the monitored road miles (129 miles, 581 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,426,354 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈521 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 76% of counties in Texas.

A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic

The concentration of trucks on highways (15.3%) is 12% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Texas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 51% of counties in Texas. Wichita's highway truck count is higher than 62% of counties in Texas, at roughly 1,892 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Wichita County, Texas

Trafficvehicles per day3,838
Trucks4.4%
Average travel time29.7 min
Congestion ratio13.6%
Drivers’ average age44.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$74,838

A significant share of driving in Wichita County, Texas, 43% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 3,838 vehicles per day.

Spread over 432 miles and 5,878 segments, 77% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,092,219 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈399 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 4.4%.

Local roads carry 71% fewer trucks by share than highways

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 71% lower than the highway network.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 13.6% is 15% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 67% of counties in Texas. 55% of counties in Texas have an older driver population than Wichita.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 10:00 AM–12:00 PM and PM peak 12:00 PM–2:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 62% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 13% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
Traffic is nearly flat through the year: even May–July, 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 Wichita County, Texas, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and traffic stays steady through the year (+3% in high season).

Wichita County vs. Texas Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Wichita County apart: 33% below the Texas average.

MetricWichita CountyTexas averageDifference
Traffic4,6026,895-33.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.6%9.8%+8.6%
Truck % (Highway)15.3%13.8%+11.6%
Avg. Travel Time29.7 min32.6 min-8.9%

How Wichita County compares

Wichita County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Wichita County moves 6.8 times the total daily travel and is 155.2% 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.

Wichita 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
Wichita County4,60210.6%2,518,57329.7 min14.3%
Archer County, Texas1,70510.7%419,26131.8 min6.0%
Cotton County, Oklahoma1,40213.2%289,20833.8 min4.0%
Tillman County, Oklahoma1,2069.9%129,21260.6 min3.6%
Wilbarger County, Texas2,54519.1%634,99834.7 min8.9%
Texas average6,8959.8%N/A32.6 min16.4%

Wichita County ranked within Texas

Wichita County sits in the bottom quarter of the Texas field on average travel time, at #245 of 254.

Wichita County ranked among 254 county-level areas in Texas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 227.
MeasureWichita CountyTexas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)4,602#65 of 254
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,426,354#56 of 227
Truck share on highways15.3%#117 of 227
Highway trucks per day1,892#87 of 227
Average travel time29.7 min#245 of 254
Average driver income$74,915#84 of 254
Average driver age45.0 yrs#140 of 254

Wichita County ranks #56 of 227 on highway travel volume but #245 of 254 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Wichita County, Texas

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 36,029 vehicles a day, against 4,602 on the average road in Wichita County.

Lloyd Ruby Overpass is the busiest road, at 43,479 vehicles a day, 6,425 of them trucks (14.8%). Central East Freeway carries the most trucks, 6,941 a day (23.5% of its traffic), although it ranks #4 for all traffic.

Trucks make up 23.5% of traffic on Central East Freeway, against 10.6% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Lloyd Ruby OverpassMotorway · 43,479vehicles6,425trucks · 14.8%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
36.1%
Median trip time
29.7 min
Drivers’ median age
45.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,263

Lloyd Ruby Overpass is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 36% longer than at free-flow speed, against 14% county-wide.

2Central FreewayMotorway · 34,899vehicles4,190trucks · 12.0%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
31.8%
Median trip time
28.7 min
Drivers’ median age
45.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,306

A main artery: Central Freeway's busiest stretch carries 7.6 times the county average; trucks are 12.0% of it, above the county-wide 10.6%.

3Kell FreewayMotorway · 29,710vehicles2,056trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
28.8%
Median trip time
28.1 min
Drivers’ median age
45.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,051

Kell Freeway is a trunk route for the county, carrying 6.5 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 6.9% of it, below the county-wide 10.6%.

4Central East FreewayMotorway · 29,520vehicles6,941trucks · 23.5%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
32.3%
Median trip time
35.3 min
Drivers’ median age
45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,936

Delays build on Central East Freeway: its congestion ratio of 32% over free-flow time is well above the county's 14%.

5US 287Trunk road · 27,338vehicles3,383trucks · 12.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
35.9 min
Drivers’ median age
45.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,197

US 287 carries 5.9 times the county average at its busiest, 3,383 of them trucks (12.4%, above the county-wide 10.6%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Central East FreewayMotorway · #4 by traffic29,520vehicles6,941trucks · 23.5%
2Lloyd Ruby OverpassMotorway · #1 by traffic43,479vehicles6,425trucks · 14.8%
3Central FreewayMotorway · #2 by traffic34,899vehicles4,190trucks · 12.0%
4US 287Trunk road · #5 by traffic27,338vehicles3,383trucks · 12.4%
5Northwest FreewayTrunk road · 22,863vehicles3,132trucks · 13.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
25.8%
Median trip time
35.3 min
Drivers’ median age
45.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,668

On its busiest stretch, Northwest Freeway carries 5.0 times the county average; trucks are 13.7% of it, above the county-wide 10.6%.

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

WichitaDepartment 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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Q3 2026

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