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Traffic heat map of Cibola County, New Mexico: 370 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 40 and Historic Route 66

Cibola County, New Mexico Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Cibola County, New Mexico, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 1,613 road segments (370 road miles, about 1,212 ft each). Its average highway carries more trucks than in any other county in New Mexico, about 4,533 a day. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Cibola County, New Mexico

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,427
Trucks

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

30.7%
Average travel time

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

30.9 min
Congestion ratio

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

8.1%
Drivers’ average age

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

46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$56,562

Our data shows 2,427 vehicles per day on the average road in Cibola County, New Mexico, and 2,174,348 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈794 million per year) across its 370 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 3 vehicles is a truck, well above the 16.2% across New Mexico - a freight-heavy mix.

Shorter trips than 88% of counties in New Mexico

Cibola's average daily traffic volume is 47% lower than the state average - 2,427 vehicles per day against 4,562 - suggesting less traffic load per road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Cibola accounts for about 3.4% of New Mexico's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Cibola carries less traffic than 69% of counties in New Mexico.

At 30.9 minutes, the average travel time is 9% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 30.9 minutes is shorter than 88% of counties in New Mexico.

The congestion ratio of 8.1% is 44% 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 Cibola County, New Mexico

Trafficvehicles per day13,020
Trucks33.0%
Average travel time48.3 min
Congestion ratio29.8%
Drivers’ average age46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$57,505

Nearly all driving in Cibola County, New Mexico happens on highways: 90% of every vehicle-mile. The average highway carries 13,020 vehicles per day, 715% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,598 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 39% of the monitored road miles (143 miles, 117 segments), so they carry more than their share: 1,962,208 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈716 million per year).

By highway travel volume, Cibola outranks 81% of counties in New Mexico.

The most highway trucks of any county in New Mexico

The concentration of trucks on highways (33.0%) is 49% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 84% of counties in New Mexico. Cibola also moves the highest raw count of highway trucks in New Mexico, at roughly 4,533 per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Cibola County, New Mexico

Trafficvehicles per day1,598
Trucks8.7%
Average travel time29.5 min
Congestion ratio6.4%
Drivers’ average age47.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$52,017

Only a small share of travel in Cibola County, New Mexico happens on local roads: 10% of vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 1,598 vehicles per day.

Spread over 227 miles and 1,496 segments, 61% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 212,139 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈77.4 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 8.7%.

Local congestion 58% below the New Mexico average

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 74% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 6.4% is 58% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Cibola's average driver income is lower than 59% of counties in New Mexico. Cibola's median driver age is lower than 53% of counties in New Mexico.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 9:00 AM–12:00 PM and PM peak 5:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 49% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are busier than weekdays: volumes run about 12% above weekday levels, which usually points to leisure, tourism or shopping traffic.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
Traffic is nearly flat through the year: even June–August, the busiest stretch, runs only +2% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
September is the quietest month, with volumes -2% versus the annual average.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Cibola County, New Mexico, traffic is spread evenly through the day, with the busiest hour carrying only about 6%, and traffic stays steady through the year (+2% in high season).

Cibola County vs. New Mexico Traffic Comparison

Cibola County's biggest difference from the New Mexico average is its truck share, 89% above it. Its highway truck share is also 49% above.

MetricCibola CountyNew Mexico averageDifference
Traffic2,4274,562-46.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)30.7%16.2%+88.7%
Truck % (Highway)33.0%22.2%+48.9%
Avg. Travel Time30.9 min34.0 min-9.3%

How Cibola County compares

Cibola County is the least congested of its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Cibola County is 58.0% less congested and runs 16.6 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the quietest roads of the five. Freight passes through here that never reaches the areas around it: the truck share is high precisely because the local car traffic is not.

Cibola 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
Cibola County2,42730.7%2,174,34830.9 min8.1%
McKinley County, New Mexico3,98928.2%3,488,11131.5 min13.7%
Bernalillo County, New Mexico7,1718.0%13,929,01932.5 min26.9%
Valencia County, New Mexico4,4129.9%1,446,26830.2 min17.9%
Sandoval County, New Mexico4,86910.0%3,798,49530.5 min18.4%
New Mexico average4,56216.2%N/A34.0 min14.4%

Cibola County ranked within New Mexico

Cibola County posts the highest highway truck volume of any county-level area in New Mexico.

Cibola 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.
MeasureCibola CountyNew Mexico rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,427#23 of 33
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,962,208#7 of 32
Truck share on highways33.0%#6 of 32
Highway trucks per day4,302#1 of 32
Average travel time30.9 min#29 of 33
Average driver income$56,562#20 of 33
Average driver age46.7 yrs#18 of 33

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #1 of 32 on highway truck volume, against #29 of 33 on average travel time.

Busiest roads in Cibola County, New Mexico

The three busiest roads in Cibola County average 16,418 vehicles a day, 6.8 times the county average of 2,427 across all its monitored roads.

I 40 is the busiest road, at 25,647 vehicles a day, 8,568 of them trucks (33.4%). That is 91% more than the next road, I-40 (13,414). It also carries the most trucks.

Freight stands out on Indian Service Route 503: trucks are 83.1% of the traffic there, against 30.7% county-wide.

Trips on Indian Service Route 503 are short, a median of 5.0 minutes against 30.9 county-wide, so it serves mostly local traffic.

Historic Route 66 is busy with cars rather than freight: only 5.8% of its traffic is trucks, against 30.7% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 40Motorway · 25,647vehicles8,568trucks · 33.4%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
29.6%
Median trip time
48.3 min
Drivers’ median age
46.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,514

Delays build on I 40: its congestion ratio of 30% over free-flow time is well above the county's 8%.

2I-40Motorway · 13,414vehicles3,700trucks · 27.6%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
28.3%
Median trip time
45.2 min
Drivers’ median age
43.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,349

Travel on I-40's busiest stretch runs 28% over free-flow time, against 8% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

3Historic Route 66Primary road · 10,195vehicles591trucks · 5.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
14.0%
Median trip time
29.8 min
Drivers’ median age
47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,055

Historic Route 66 carries 4.2 times the county average at its busiest, 591 of them trucks (5.8%, below the county-wide 30.7%).

4Santa Fe AvenuePrimary road · 7,873vehicles380trucks · 4.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
8.7%
Median trip time
29.2 min
Drivers’ median age
47.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,639

Santa Fe Avenue carries 3.2 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 29.2 minutes.

5Roosevelt AvenueSecondary road · 7,618vehicles231trucks · 3.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
17.8%
Median trip time
27.9 min
Drivers’ median age
47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,688

At 3.1 times the county average, Roosevelt Avenue draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $49,688 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 40Motorway · #1 by traffic25,647vehicles8,568trucks · 33.4%
2I-40Motorway · #2 by traffic13,414vehicles3,700trucks · 27.6%
3Horizon BoulevardPrimary road · 3,837vehicles875trucks · 22.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
5.6%
Median trip time
22.1 min
Drivers’ median age
49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$48,231

Horizon Boulevard is busy by local standards, at 58% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 22.8% of it, below the county-wide 30.7%.

4Indian Service Route 503Tertiary road · 989vehicles822trucks · 83.1%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
5.0 min

Even at its busiest, Indian Service Route 503 carries 59% less than the county average; trucks are 83.1% of it, above the county-wide 30.7%.

5Historic Route 66Primary road · #3 by traffic10,195vehicles591trucks · 5.8%
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

CibolaDepartment 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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