
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Zavala County, Texas
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,487 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 21.9% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 45.7 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. | 7.6% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 40.3 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $54,020 |
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Our data shows 2,487 vehicles per day on the average road in Zavala County, Texas, and 431,058 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈157 million per year) across its 207 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 5 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.8% across Texas - a freight-heavy mix.
Longer trips than 88% of counties in Texas
At 2,487 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Zavala carries 64% less traffic than the state average of 6,895, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is less than 0.1% of Texas's statewide total. 60% of counties in Texas see more traffic than Zavala's 2,487 vehicles per day.
At 45.7 minutes, the average travel time is 40% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 45.7 minutes is longer than 88% of counties in Texas.
Congestion runs 54% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 7.6%, which means smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Zavala County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,017 |
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| Trucks | 25.3% |
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| Average travel time | 60.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 8.6% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 39.8 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $56,476 |
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Most travel in Zavala County, Texas happens on highways, 76% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 4,017 vehicles per day, 153% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,587 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 37% of the monitored road miles (77 miles, 386 segments), so they carry more than their share: 325,926 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈119 million per year).
A major freight corridor
The concentration of trucks on highways (25.3%) is 84% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Zavala as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Zavala's highway truck share (25.3%) is higher than 85% of counties in Texas. Zavala's highway truck count is lower than 56% of counties in Texas, at roughly 1,016 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Zavala County, Texas
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,587 |
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| Trucks | 11.4% |
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| Average travel time | 37.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 7.0% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 41.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $48,419 |
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At 24% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Zavala County, Texas than highways. The average non-highway road carries 1,587 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 63% of the monitored road miles (130 miles in 657 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 105,132 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈38.4 million per year). About 1 in 9 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (11.4%).
Drivers from lower-income areas than 92% of counties in Texas
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 55% lower than on highways.
Non-highway congestion (7.0%) runs 56% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Zavala's average driver income is lower than 92% of counties in Texas. The driver population here skews younger than 92% of counties in Texas.