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Traffic heat map of Baca County, Colorado: 170 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Street and US 287

Baca County, Colorado Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 170 road miles in Baca County, Colorado, divided into 655 segments averaging 1,371 ft. Its drivers come from the lowest-income neighborhoods of any county in Colorado, averaging $42,867. 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 Baca County, Colorado

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,248
Trucks

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

27.2%
Average travel time

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

51.8 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.6%
Drivers’ average age

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

46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$42,867

Our data shows 2,248 vehicles per day on the average road in Baca County, Colorado, and 286,962 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈105 million per year) across its 170 miles of monitored roads. Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 27.2% of traffic, against 8.4% across Colorado.

Longer trips than 95% of counties in Colorado

At 2,248 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Baca carries 67% less traffic than the state average of 6,752, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.2% of Colorado's statewide total. Baca carries less traffic than 70% of counties in Colorado.

Journey times run 56% higher than the state level, at 51.8 minutes on average. 95% of counties in Colorado have a shorter average travel time than Baca's 51.8 minutes.

At 64% lower than the state level, the 5.6% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Baca County, Colorado

Trafficvehicles per day5,016
Trucks30.8%
Average travel time60.8 min
Congestion ratio10.7%
Drivers’ average age45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$47,684

Highways carry the vast majority of travel in Baca County, Colorado, 81% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,016 vehicles per day, 793% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 562 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 31% of the monitored road miles (53 miles, 248 segments), so they carry more than their share: 231,233 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈84.4 million per year).

A major freight corridor

At 30.8%, highway truck share is 174% higher than the state average. That marks Baca as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 98% of counties in Colorado. Baca's highway truck count is higher than 70% of counties in Colorado, at roughly 1,545 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Baca County, Colorado

Trafficvehicles per day562
Trucks12.4%
Average travel time46.4 min
Congestion ratio2.6%
Drivers’ average age56.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$34,973

At 19% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Baca County, Colorado than highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 562 vehicles per day.

Spread over 117 miles and 407 segments, 69% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 55,728 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈20.3 million per year). About 1 in 8 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (12.4%).

The lowest driver income of any county in Colorado

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 60% lower than the highway network.

Non-highway congestion (2.6%) runs 83% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

At $42,867, the average driver income for trips originating here is the lowest in Colorado. 62% of counties in Colorado have an older driver population than Baca.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 10:00 AM–12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 37% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 10% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
June–August is the high season, with volumes +15% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
February is the quietest month, with volumes -19% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Baca County, Colorado, traffic is spread evenly through the day, with the busiest hour carrying only about 6%, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +15% in high season.

Baca County vs. Colorado Traffic Comparison

Baca County's biggest difference from the Colorado average is its truck share, 224% above it. Its highway truck share is also 174% above.

MetricBaca CountyColorado averageDifference
Traffic2,2486,752-66.7%
Truck % (Total Traffic)27.2%8.4%+224.2%
Truck % (Highway)30.8%11.2%+173.8%
Avg. Travel Time51.8 min33.2 min+56.2%

How Baca County compares

Baca County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Baca County runs 10.3 percentage points more truck traffic and carries 50.3% more traffic on a typical road; it has the second busiest roads of the five. Bigger and busier at once: more road than the areas around it and heavier traffic on it, which makes it the centre of gravity for travel in this part of the map.

Baca 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
Baca County2,24827.2%286,96251.8 min5.6%
Cimarron County, Oklahoma1,65825.8%322,25650.6 min4.5%
Morton County, Kansas1,00611.1%54,46538.3 minN/A
Stanton County, Kansas62512.3%53,87940.0 minN/A
Prowers County, Colorado2,69418.6%448,94337.1 min7.6%
Colorado average6,7528.4%N/A33.2 min15.7%

Baca County ranked within Colorado

Baca County sits in Colorado's top three on truck share on highways.

Baca County ranked among 64 county-level areas in Colorado (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 54.
MeasureBaca CountyColorado rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,248#45 of 64
Highway vehicle-miles per day231,233#39 of 54
Truck share on highways30.8%#2 of 54
Highway trucks per day1,545#17 of 54
Average travel time51.8 min#4 of 64
Average driver income$42,867#64 of 64
Average driver age46.4 yrs#40 of 64

Baca County ranks #2 of 54 on truck share on highways but #64 of 64 on average driver income - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Baca County, Colorado

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Baca County carry 5,099 vehicles a day on average, 2.3 times the typical road in the county (2,248).

Main Street is the busiest road, at 8,522 vehicles a day, 1,159 of them trucks (13.6%). No other road comes close: US 287, in second place, carries 5,443. US 287 carries the most trucks, 1,798 a day (33.0% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Freight stands out on County Road T: trucks are 100.0% of the traffic there, against 27.2% county-wide.

County Road C is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 7.5 minutes, against 51.8 for the county.

Maplewood Street skews older: its drivers' median age is 58.3, compared with 46.4 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetTrunk road · 8,522vehicles1,159trucks · 13.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
13.8%
Median trip time
46.2 min
Drivers’ median age
45.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$42,664

On its busiest stretch, Main Street carries 3.8 times the county average; trucks are 13.6% of it, below the county-wide 27.2%.

2US 287Trunk road · 5,443vehicles1,798trucks · 33.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
11.9%
Median trip time
51.9 min
Drivers’ median age
45.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$44,755

US 287 peaks at 5,443 vehicles a day, 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 33.0% of it, above the county-wide 27.2%.

3Santa Fe StreetPrimary road · 1,332vehicles178trucks · 13.4%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
32.7 min
Drivers’ median age
58.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$26,622

Santa Fe Street is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 32.7 minutes, against 51.8 for the county.

4Maplewood StreetTertiary road · 953vehicles65trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
33.7 min
Drivers’ median age
58.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$28,626

Trips on Maplewood Street are short, a median 33.7 minutes against 51.8 county-wide, so it mostly serves local errands and commutes.

5US 160Primary road · 922vehicles102trucks · 11.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
52.4 min
Drivers’ median age
54.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$30,179

US 160 is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 59% less than the county average; trucks are 11.1% of it, below the county-wide 27.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 287Trunk road · #2 by traffic5,443vehicles1,798trucks · 33.0%
2Main StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic8,522vehicles1,159trucks · 13.6%
3Santa Fe StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic1,332vehicles178trucks · 13.4%
4County Road CTertiary road · 407vehicles116trucks · 28.4%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
3.6%
Median trip time
7.5 min

Even at its busiest, County Road C carries 82% less than the county average; trucks are 28.4% of it, in line with the county-wide 27.2%.

5County Road TTertiary road · 110vehicles110trucks · 100.0%
Road class
Tertiary road

County Road T is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 95% less than the county average; trucks are 100.0% of it, above the county-wide 27.2%.

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

BacaDepartment 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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