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Traffic heat map of Winkler County, Texas: 166 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Bell Street and Jim Sharp Boulevard

Winkler County, Texas Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 166 road miles in Winkler County, Texas, divided into 858 segments averaging 1,021 ft. About 1 in 6 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 10 across Texas. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Winkler County, Texas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,823
Trucks

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

17.2%
Average travel time

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

47.5 min
Congestion ratio

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

11.0%
Drivers’ average age

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

41.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$88,940

Our data shows 3,823 vehicles per day on the average road in Winkler County, Texas, and 651,374 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈238 million per year) across its 166 miles of monitored roads. Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 17.2% of traffic, against 9.8% across Texas.

Longer trips than 92% of counties in Texas

Winkler sees 45% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,823 vehicles per day against 6,895), suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries less than 0.1% of Texas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 65% of counties in Texas see less traffic than Winkler's 3,823 vehicles per day.

At 47.5 minutes, the average travel time is 46% higher than the state level. On travel time, Winkler runs longer than 92% of counties in Texas.

Congestion runs 33% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 11.0%, which means smoother traffic flow - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Winkler County, Texas, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Winkler County vs. Texas Traffic Comparison

The truck share sets Winkler County apart: 77% above the Texas average. Its average travel time is also 46% above.

MetricWinkler CountyTexas averageDifference
Traffic3,8236,895-44.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)17.2%9.8%+76.6%
Avg. Travel Time47.5 min32.6 min+45.6%

How Winkler County compares

Winkler County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Winkler County moves 38.4% of the total daily travel; it has the third busiest roads of the five. The same kind of road, just less of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is smaller.

Winkler 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
Winkler County3,82317.2%651,37447.5 min11.0%
Ward County, Texas2,84425.9%1,415,01238.6 min10.1%
Loving County, Texas5,94020.9%369,87464.8 min13.8%
Ector County, Texas6,91316.5%4,653,88732.6 min13.3%
Crane County, Texas1,91016.1%349,41546.9 min5.0%
Texas average6,8959.8%N/A32.6 min16.4%

Winkler County ranked within Texas

Winkler County sits in the top quarter of the Texas field on average travel time, at #22 of 254.

Winkler County ranked among 254 county-level areas in Texas (1 = highest).
MeasureWinkler CountyTexas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,823#89 of 254
Average travel time47.5 min#22 of 254
Average driver income$88,940#29 of 254
Average driver age41.5 yrs#214 of 254

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #22 of 254 on average travel time, against #214 of 254 on average driver age.

Busiest roads in Winkler County, Texas

The three busiest roads in Winkler County average 7,671 vehicles a day, 2.0 times the county average of 3,823 across all its monitored roads.

Bell Street leads with 8,558 vehicles a day, 1,567 of them trucks (18.3%). It also carries the most trucks.

Few trucks use Poplar Street: 8.1% of its traffic, under half the county's 17.2%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Bell StreetSecondary road · 8,558vehicles1,567trucks · 18.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
18.1%
Median trip time
61.0 min
Drivers’ median age
41.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$82,139

Travel on Bell Street's busiest stretch runs 18% over free-flow time, against 11% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2Jim Sharp BoulevardPrimary road · 7,532vehicles1,243trucks · 16.5%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
19.1%
Median trip time
53.2 min
Drivers’ median age
40.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$89,949

Jim Sharp Boulevard is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 19% longer than at free-flow speed, against 11% county-wide.

3Poplar StreetPrimary road · 6,924vehicles564trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
15.8%
Median trip time
35.5 min
Drivers’ median age
42.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$91,517

Poplar Street is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 35.5 minutes, against 47.5 for the county.

4TX 18Primary road · 6,231vehicles810trucks · 13.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
12.7%
Median trip time
40.9 min
Drivers’ median age
42.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$90,517

TX 18 carries 63% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 40.9 minutes.

5Austin StreetPrimary road · 4,587vehicles421trucks · 9.2%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.6%
Median trip time
37.7 min
Drivers’ median age
42.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$88,819

At 20% more than the county average, Austin Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $88,819 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Bell StreetSecondary road · #1 by traffic8,558vehicles1,567trucks · 18.3%
2Jim Sharp BoulevardPrimary road · #2 by traffic7,532vehicles1,243trucks · 16.5%
3County Road 313Tertiary road · 4,042vehicles856trucks · 21.2%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
15.0%
Median trip time
49.7 min
Drivers’ median age
42.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$95,761

County Road 313 is busy by local standards, at 6% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 21.2% of it, above the county-wide 17.2%.

4TX 18Primary road · #4 by traffic6,231vehicles810trucks · 13.0%
5Poplar StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic6,924vehicles564trucks · 8.1%
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

WinklerDepartment 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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