
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Gunnison County, Colorado
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day5,008 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 8.4% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 28.7 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. | 14.5% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 40.2 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $78,546 |
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A typical monitored road in Gunnison County, Colorado sees 5,008 vehicles per day, while its 194 miles of monitored roads together handle 664,377 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈242 million per year). Trucks are 8.4% of traffic, close to the 8.4% across Colorado.
Shorter trips than 81% of counties in Colorado
Gunnison sees 26% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (5,008 vehicles per day against 6,752), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Gunnison accounts for about 0.5% of Colorado's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Gunnison's 5,008 vehicles per day outpaces 71% of counties in Colorado.
At 28.7 minutes, the average travel time is 14% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 28.7 minutes is shorter than 81% of counties in Colorado.
Congestion is somewhat lower than the state level, at a ratio of 14.5% (8% lower).
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Gunnison County, Colorado
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,247 |
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| Trucks | 9.4% |
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| Average travel time | 36.6 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 15.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 41.0 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $71,482 |
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Highways carry more than half of all travel in Gunnison County, Colorado (59% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 7,247 vehicles per day, 84% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,941 vehicles per day.
With 40% of the road miles (77 miles in 453 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 390,256 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈142 million per year).
Fewer highway trucks than 77% of counties in Colorado
At 9.4%, highway truck share is 16% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
Gunnison's highway truck share (9.4%) is lower than 66% of counties in Colorado. By raw truck volume, Gunnison carries fewer highway trucks than 77% of counties in Colorado.

Non-highway Traffic in Gunnison County, Colorado
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,941 |
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| Trucks | 6.8% |
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| Average travel time | 24.9 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 14.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 39.5 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $81,323 |
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Local roads carry a significant share of travel in Gunnison County, Colorado: 41% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 3,941 vehicles per day.
Spread over 116 miles and 951 segments, 60% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 274,121 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈100 million per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.8%).
The youngest drivers of any county in Colorado
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 28% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (14.1%) runs slightly lower than the state level (6% lower).
Trip origins here have higher average income than 59% of counties in Colorado. At 40 years, Gunnison's median driver age is the lowest in Colorado.