
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in La Paz County, Arizona
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day3,896 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 23.5% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 40.9 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. | 8.4% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 55.8 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $59,204 |
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A typical monitored road in La Paz County, Arizona sees 3,896 vehicles per day, while its 465 miles of monitored roads together handle 2,850,962 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.0 billion per year). About 1 in 4 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.6% across Arizona - a freight-heavy mix.
Longer trips than 93% of counties in Arizona
At 3,896 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in La Paz carries 61% less traffic than the state average of 10,009, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 1.6% of Arizona's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 86% of counties in Arizona see more traffic than La Paz's 3,896 vehicles per day.
Journey times run 24% higher than the state level, at 40.9 minutes on average. On travel time, La Paz runs longer than 93% of counties in Arizona.
The congestion ratio of 8.4% is 53% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in La Paz County, Arizona
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,716 |
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| Trucks | 26.1% |
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| Average travel time | 45.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 15.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 55.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $61,224 |
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The vast majority of driving in La Paz County, Arizona happens on highways: 83% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 7,716 vehicles per day, 216% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,440 vehicles per day.
With 52% of the road miles (244 miles in 662 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 2,363,590 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈863 million per year).
A major freight corridor
Highway truck concentration here runs 87% higher than the state average, at 26.1%. That marks La Paz as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 92% of counties in Arizona. La Paz's highway truck count is higher than 77% of counties in Arizona, at roughly 2,015 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in La Paz County, Arizona
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,440 |
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| Trucks | 10.7% |
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| Average travel time | 39.1 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 5.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 59.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $51,826 |
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At 17% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in La Paz County, Arizona than highways. The average non-highway road carries 2,440 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 48% of the monitored road miles (221 miles in 1,737 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 487,372 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈178 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 10.7%.
Drivers from lower-income areas than 93% of counties in Arizona
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 59% lower than the highway network.
At 69% lower than the state level, the non-highway congestion ratio of 5.7% signals easier movement on local roads.
93% of counties in Arizona see higher average driver income among trip origins than La Paz. The driver population here skews older than 79% of counties in Arizona.