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Traffic heat map of Archuleta County, Colorado: 156 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on San Juan Street and Pagosa Street

Archuleta County, Colorado Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Archuleta County, Colorado? We measure 156 road miles, divided into 1,300 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, San Juan Street, carries 22,967 vehicles a day, 6.6 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 Archuleta County, Colorado

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,466
Trucks

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

8.3%
Average travel time

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

28.4 min
Congestion ratio

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

12.2%
Drivers’ average age

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

54.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$72,713

The average monitored road in Archuleta County, Colorado carries 3,466 vehicles per day. Across its 156 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 364,482 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈133 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles is a truck, in line with Colorado (8.4%).

Shorter trips than 83% of counties in Colorado

Archuleta sees 49% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,466 vehicles per day against 6,752), 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 Colorado's statewide total. By volume, Archuleta's 3,466 vehicles per day outpaces 57% of counties in Colorado.

At 28.4 minutes, the average travel time is 14% lower than the state level. On travel time, Archuleta runs shorter than 83% of counties in Colorado.

Congestion runs 22% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 12.2%, which means smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Archuleta County, Colorado

Trafficvehicles per day9,691
Trucks7.9%
Average travel time26.3 min
Congestion ratio28.4%
Drivers’ average age54.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$72,286

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Archuleta County, Colorado (68% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 9,691 vehicles per day, 668% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,262 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 28% of the monitored road miles (44 miles, 340 segments), so they carry more than their share: 247,037 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈90.2 million per year).

Lower highway truck share than 92% of counties in Colorado

The concentration of trucks on highways (7.9%) is 30% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 92% of counties in Colorado. By raw truck volume, Archuleta carries fewer highway trucks than 81% of counties in Colorado.

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Non-highway Traffic in Archuleta County, Colorado

Trafficvehicles per day1,262
Trucks9.1%
Average travel time29.2 min
Congestion ratio6.5%
Drivers’ average age56.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$73,660

Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Archuleta County, Colorado: 32% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 1,262 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 72% of the monitored road miles (112 miles in 960 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 117,445 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈42.9 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (9.1%).

Older drivers than 89% of counties in Colorado

Unusually, compared to highways, non-highway routes see 15% more trucks by share.

At 57% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 6.5% signals easier movement on local roads.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 51% of counties in Colorado. The driver population here skews older than 89% of counties in Colorado.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Archuleta County vs. Colorado Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Archuleta County runs 49% below the Colorado average. Its highway truck share is also 30% below.

MetricArchuleta CountyColorado averageDifference
Traffic3,4666,752-48.7%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.3%8.4%-1.3%
Truck % (Highway)7.9%11.2%-29.8%
Avg. Travel Time28.4 min33.2 min-14.3%

How Archuleta County compares

Archuleta County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Archuleta County is 54.9% more congested and carries 62.8% more traffic on a typical road; it has the second 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.

Archuleta County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Colorado average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Archuleta County3,4668.3%364,48228.4 min12.2%
Mineral County, Colorado90810.3%56,15839.6 min4.8%
Hinsdale County, Colorado8958.2%20,18919.7 min5.8%
Rio Grande County, Colorado2,7348.0%412,44237.4 min8.7%
La Plata County, Colorado3,9787.2%1,647,48129.0 min12.2%
Colorado average6,7528.4%N/A33.2 min15.7%

Archuleta County ranked within Colorado

Archuleta County sits in the bottom quarter of the Colorado field on truck share on highways, at #50 of 54.

Archuleta County ranked among 64 county-level areas in Colorado (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 54.
MeasureArchuleta CountyColorado rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,466#28 of 64
Highway vehicle-miles per day247,037#37 of 54
Truck share on highways7.9%#50 of 54
Highway trucks per day766#44 of 54
Average travel time28.4 min#53 of 64
Average driver income$72,713#32 of 64
Average driver age54.4 yrs#8 of 64

Archuleta County ranks #8 of 64 on average driver age but #50 of 54 on truck share on highways - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Archuleta County, Colorado

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 14,992 vehicles a day, against 3,466 on the average road in Archuleta County.

San Juan Street is the busiest road, at 22,967 vehicles a day, 1,121 of them trucks (4.9%). That is 84% more than the next road, Pagosa Street (12,512). It also carries the most trucks.

Trucks make up 100.0% of traffic on Lopez Road, against 8.3% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1San Juan StreetTrunk road · 22,967vehicles1,121trucks · 4.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
48.0%
Median trip time
24.8 min
Drivers’ median age
54.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,705

San Juan Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 48% longer than at free-flow speed, against 12% county-wide.

2Pagosa StreetTrunk road · 12,512vehicles697trucks · 5.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
25.7%
Median trip time
25.2 min
Drivers’ median age
55.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,949

Delays build on Pagosa Street: its congestion ratio of 26% over free-flow time is well above the county's 12%.

3US 160Trunk road · 9,498vehicles794trucks · 8.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
24.9%
Median trip time
29.7 min
Drivers’ median age
53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,791

On its busiest stretch, US 160 carries 2.7 times the county average; trucks are 8.4% of it, in line with the county-wide 8.3%.

4US 84Primary road · 5,321vehicles357trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
15.1%
Median trip time
24.9 min
Drivers’ median age
56.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,662

US 84 peaks at 5,321 vehicles a day, 54% more than the county average; trucks are 6.7% of it, below the county-wide 8.3%.

5Piedra RoadSecondary road · 2,264vehicles137trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
11.4%
Median trip time
26.5 min
Drivers’ median age
56.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,674

Piedra Road is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 35% less than the county average; trucks are 6.1% of it, below the county-wide 8.3%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1San Juan StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic22,967vehicles1,121trucks · 4.9%
2US 160Trunk road · #3 by traffic9,498vehicles794trucks · 8.4%
3Pagosa StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic12,512vehicles697trucks · 5.6%
4Lopez RoadTertiary road · 510vehicles510trucks · 100.0%
Road class
Tertiary road

Even at its busiest, Lopez Road carries 85% less than the county average; trucks are 100.0% of it, above the county-wide 8.3%.

5US 84Primary road · #4 by traffic5,321vehicles357trucks · 6.7%
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

ArchuletaDepartment 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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