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Traffic heat map of Elbert County, Colorado: 261 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Kiowa Avenue and CO 86

Elbert County, Colorado Traffic Counts

Our Elbert County, Colorado traffic data covers 2,089 road segments over 261 road miles, with an average segment of just 659 ft. Its drivers come from neighborhoods among the top 3 counties in Colorado for household income. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Elbert County, Colorado

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,964
Trucks

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

18.1%
Average travel time

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

29.2 min
Congestion ratio

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

9.9%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$124,291

Our data shows 2,964 vehicles per day on the average road in Elbert County, Colorado, and 805,942 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈294 million per year) across its 261 miles of monitored roads. Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 18.1% of traffic, against 8.4% across Colorado.

Traffic 56% below the Colorado average

At 2,964 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Elbert carries 56% less traffic than the state average of 6,752, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Elbert accounts for about 0.6% of Colorado's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Elbert's 2,964 vehicles per day trails 52% of counties in Colorado.

Journey times run 12% lower than the state level, at 29.2 minutes on average. 78% of counties in Colorado have a longer average travel time than Elbert's 29.2 minutes.

The congestion ratio of 9.9% is 37% 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 Elbert County, Colorado

Trafficvehicles per day5,515
Trucks23.1%
Average travel time38.6 min
Congestion ratio14.8%
Drivers’ average age47.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$102,412

Highways carry most of the traffic in Elbert County, Colorado: 70% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 5,515 vehicles per day, 175% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,005 vehicles per day.

With 50% of the road miles (131 miles in 571 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 567,242 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈207 million per year).

60% of counties in Colorado move less traffic on their highways.

A major freight corridor

At 23.1%, highway truck share is 106% higher than the state average. That marks Elbert as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 89% of counties in Colorado. Elbert's highway truck count is higher than 58% of counties in Colorado, at roughly 1,275 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Elbert County, Colorado

Trafficvehicles per day2,005
Trucks6.2%
Average travel time25.7 min
Congestion ratio8.0%
Drivers’ average age48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$143,455

Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Elbert County, Colorado, 30% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. A typical local road sees 2,005 vehicles per day.

Spread over 130 miles and 1,518 segments, 50% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 238,700 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈87.1 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 6.2%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 97% of counties in Colorado

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 73% fewer trucks by share.

At 46% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 8.0% signals easier movement on local roads.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 97% of counties in Colorado. The driver population here skews older than 54% of counties in Colorado.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Elbert County vs. Colorado Traffic Comparison

Elbert County's biggest difference from the Colorado average is its truck share, 116% above it. Its highway truck share is also 106% above.

MetricElbert CountyColorado averageDifference
Traffic2,9646,752-56.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)18.1%8.4%+115.6%
Truck % (Highway)23.1%11.2%+105.5%
Avg. Travel Time29.2 min33.2 min-11.9%

How Elbert County compares

Elbert County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Elbert County moves 7.5% of the total daily travel and carries 62.4% less traffic on a typical road; 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.

Elbert 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
Elbert County2,96418.1%805,94229.2 min9.9%
Arapahoe County, Colorado8,7426.7%10,827,70232.7 min16.2%
Adams County, Colorado9,1658.0%10,849,63632.3 min18.5%
Douglas County, Colorado6,6146.9%8,581,07030.9 min16.0%
El Paso County, Colorado7,0546.2%12,741,33332.7 min18.6%
Colorado average6,7528.4%N/A33.2 min15.7%

Elbert County ranked within Colorado

Elbert County sits in Colorado's top three on average driver income.

Elbert County ranked among 64 county-level areas in Colorado (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 54.
MeasureElbert CountyColorado rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,964#34 of 64
Highway vehicle-miles per day567,242#22 of 54
Truck share on highways23.1%#7 of 54
Highway trucks per day1,275#23 of 54
Average travel time29.2 min#50 of 64
Average driver income$124,291#3 of 64
Average driver age47.7 yrs#30 of 64

Elbert County ranks #3 of 64 on average driver income but #50 of 64 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Elbert County, Colorado

The three busiest roads in Elbert County average 13,166 vehicles a day, 4.4 times the county average of 2,964 across all its monitored roads.

Kiowa Avenue leads with 15,861 vehicles a day, 891 of them trucks (5.6%). I 70 carries the most trucks, 3,641 a day (30.9% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

Trips using I 70 are long: a median of 64.1 minutes against 29.2 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Drivers on I 70 come from neighborhoods with an average household income of $67,422, 46% below the county average of $124,291.

Freight stands out on I 70: trucks are 30.9% of the traffic there, against 18.1% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Kiowa AvenueTrunk road · 15,861vehicles891trucks · 5.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
37.2%
Median trip time
26.6 min
Drivers’ median age
47.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$128,540

Travel on Kiowa Avenue's busiest stretch runs 37% over free-flow time, against 10% across the county, so expect slower peak hours.

2CO 86Trunk road · 11,858vehicles818trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
29.5%
Median trip time
29.8 min
Drivers’ median age
47.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$126,523

CO 86 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 30% longer than at free-flow speed, against 10% county-wide.

3I 70Motorway · 11,779vehicles3,641trucks · 30.9%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
13.4%
Median trip time
64.1 min
Drivers’ median age
42.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,422

I 70 carries 4.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 64.1 minutes.

4Singing Hills RoadPrimary road · 10,283vehicles651trucks · 6.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
27.0%
Median trip time
24.1 min
Drivers’ median age
46.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$149,126

At 3.5 times the county average, Singing Hills Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $149,126 in household income.

5County Road 13Primary road · 7,648vehicles445trucks · 5.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
17.5%
Median trip time
23.3 min
Drivers’ median age
48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$135,749

The busiest stretch of County Road 13 carries 2.6 times the county average; trucks are 5.8% of it, below the county-wide 18.1%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 70Motorway · #3 by traffic11,779vehicles3,641trucks · 30.9%
2Kiowa AvenueTrunk road · #1 by traffic15,861vehicles891trucks · 5.6%
3CO 86Trunk road · #2 by traffic11,858vehicles818trucks · 6.9%
4Singing Hills RoadPrimary road · #4 by traffic10,283vehicles651trucks · 6.3%
5Comanche StreetTrunk road · 5,949vehicles553trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
14.1%
Median trip time
35.5 min
Drivers’ median age
51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$113,724

On its busiest stretch, Comanche Street carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 9.3% of it, below the county-wide 18.1%.

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

ElbertDepartment 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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