
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 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 27.2% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 51.8 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. | 5.6% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 46.4 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $42,867 |
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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

Highway Traffic in Baca County, Colorado
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,016 |
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| Trucks | 30.8% |
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| Average travel time | 60.8 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 10.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 45.9 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $47,684 |
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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.

Non-highway Traffic in Baca County, Colorado
| Traffic | vehicles per day562 |
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| Trucks | 12.4% |
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| Average travel time | 46.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 2.6% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 56.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $34,973 |
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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.