
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 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 10.6% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 29.7 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. | 14.3% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 45.0 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $74,915 |
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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

Highway Traffic in Wichita County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day12,333 |
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| Trucks | 15.3% |
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| Average travel time | 30.0 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 21.9% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 45.4 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $75,024 |
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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.

Non-highway Traffic in Wichita County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,838 |
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| Trucks | 4.4% |
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| Average travel time | 29.7 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 13.6% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 44.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $74,838 |
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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.