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Traffic heat map of Chaves County, New Mexico: 739 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Street

Chaves County, New Mexico Traffic Counts

About 1 in 10 vehicles here is a truck, against 1 in 6 across New Mexico. This page breaks down traffic in Chaves County, New Mexico across 739 miles of monitored roads split into 6,192 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Chaves County, New Mexico

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,242
Trucks

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

9.7%
Average travel time

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

38.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

9.5%
Drivers’ average age

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

44.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$61,782

The average monitored road in Chaves County, New Mexico carries 3,242 vehicles per day. Across its 739 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,577,264 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈576 million per year). Traffic here is mostly passenger cars: only 9.7% trucks, against 16.2% across New Mexico.

Congestion 34% below the New Mexico average

Chaves sees 29% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (3,242 vehicles per day against 4,562), 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 about 2.5% of New Mexico's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Chaves's 3,242 vehicles per day outpaces 59% of counties in New Mexico.

At 38.1 minutes, the average travel time is 12% higher than the state level. On travel time, Chaves runs longer than 66% of counties in New Mexico.

The congestion ratio of 9.5% is 34% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - fewer delays make delivery windows more reliable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Chaves County, New Mexico

Trafficvehicles per day2,267
Trucks14.9%
Average travel time43.2 min
Congestion ratio5.4%
Drivers’ average age44.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$64,319

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Chaves County, New Mexico: 39% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 2,267 vehicles per day, 32% less than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,336 vehicles per day.

Highways also make up about 40% of the monitored road miles: 294 miles in 546 segments, together carrying 610,517 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈223 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 94% of counties in New Mexico

Highway truck concentration here runs 33% lower than the state average, at 14.9%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

68% of counties in New Mexico see a higher highway truck share than Chaves's 14.9%. Chaves's highway truck count is lower than 94% of counties in New Mexico, at roughly 338 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Chaves County, New Mexico

Trafficvehicles per day3,336
Trucks6.4%
Average travel time37.6 min
Congestion ratio9.9%
Drivers’ average age44.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$61,245

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Chaves County, New Mexico (61% of vehicle-miles). On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,336 vehicles per day.

Local roads also make up about 60% of the monitored road miles: 445 miles in 5,646 segments, together carrying 966,747 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈353 million per year). About 1 in 16 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.4%).

Younger drivers than 72% of counties in New Mexico

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 57% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 9.9% is 34% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 66% of counties in New Mexico. Chaves's median driver age is lower than 72% of counties in New Mexico.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Chaves County, New Mexico, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Chaves County vs. New Mexico Traffic Comparison

Chaves County's biggest difference from the New Mexico average is its truck share, 40% below it. Its highway truck share is also 33% below.

MetricChaves CountyNew Mexico averageDifference
Traffic3,2424,562-28.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.7%16.2%-40.2%
Truck % (Highway)14.9%22.2%-32.8%
Avg. Travel Time38.1 min34.0 min+12.0%

How Chaves County compares

Chaves County has the lowest truck share of its nearby counties

Chaves County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though it has the third busiest roads of the five.

Chaves County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the New Mexico average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Chaves County3,2429.7%1,577,26438.1 min9.5%
Lea County, New Mexico4,53018.2%2,755,21940.9 min12.1%
Eddy County, New Mexico4,52116.4%2,038,08735.9 min10.3%
Lincoln County, New Mexico2,90112.3%779,03332.3 min9.2%
Roosevelt County, New Mexico1,66910.9%475,83936.3 min6.0%
New Mexico average4,56216.2%N/A34.0 min14.4%

Chaves County ranked within New Mexico

Highway truck volume places Chaves County #30 of 32 in New Mexico - the bottom quarter of the state.

Chaves County ranked among 33 county-level areas in New Mexico (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 32.
MeasureChaves CountyNew Mexico rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,242#14 of 33
Highway vehicle-miles per day610,517#20 of 32
Truck share on highways14.9%#22 of 32
Highway trucks per day338#30 of 32
Average travel time38.1 min#12 of 33
Average driver income$61,782#12 of 33
Average driver age44.7 yrs#24 of 33

Busiest roads in Chaves County, New Mexico

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Chaves County carry 21,440 vehicles a day on average, 6.6 times the typical road in the county (3,242).

Main Street leads with 45,013 vehicles a day, 2,441 of them trucks (5.4%). That is 4.3 times the next road, Southeast Main Street (10,472). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

US 70 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 59.7 minutes against 38.1 county-wide.

US 70 skews older: its drivers' median age is 52.8, compared with 44.7 county-wide.

Few trucks use Union Avenue: 4.0% of its traffic, under half the county's 9.7%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · 45,013vehicles2,441trucks · 5.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
69.3%
Median trip time
41.9 min
Drivers’ median age
44.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,994

Travel on Main Street's busiest stretch runs 69% over free-flow time, against 10% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2Southeast Main StreetPrimary road · 10,472vehicles710trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
12.4%
Median trip time
35.5 min
Drivers’ median age
44.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,857

Southeast Main Street carries 3.2 times the county average at its busiest, 710 of them trucks (6.8%, below the county-wide 9.7%).

3Union AvenueSecondary road · 8,836vehicles355trucks · 4.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
14.4%
Median trip time
30.4 min
Drivers’ median age
44.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,551

Union Avenue carries 2.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 30.4 minutes.

4Atkinson AvenueSecondary road · 8,236vehicles310trucks · 3.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
23.2%
Median trip time
28.5 min
Drivers’ median age
45.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,344

Atkinson Avenue is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 23% longer than at free-flow speed, against 10% county-wide.

52nd StreetPrimary road · 7,731vehicles389trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
15.4%
Median trip time
37.6 min
Drivers’ median age
45.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,358

At 2.4 times the county average, 2nd Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $61,358 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic45,013vehicles2,441trucks · 5.4%
2Roswell HighwayTrunk road · 6,170vehicles894trucks · 14.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
48.8 min
Drivers’ median age
42.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,015

Roswell Highway peaks at 6,170 vehicles a day, 90% more than the county average; trucks are 14.5% of it, above the county-wide 9.7%.

3Southeast Main StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic10,472vehicles710trucks · 6.8%
4US 70Trunk road · 3,958vehicles518trucks · 13.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
3.8%
Median trip time
59.7 min
Drivers’ median age
52.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,915

US 70 carries 22% more than the county average at its busiest, 518 of them trucks (13.1%, above the county-wide 9.7%).

52nd StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic7,731vehicles389trucks · 5.0%
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

ChavesDepartment 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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