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Traffic | vehicles per day3,978 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 7.2% |
Average travel time | 29.0 min |
Congestion ratio | 12.2% |
Drivers’ average age | 48.0 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $85,657 |
Our data shows 3,978 vehicles per day on the average road in La Plata County, Colorado, and 1,647,481 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈601 million per year) across its 495 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 7.2% of traffic, close to the 8.4% across Colorado.
At 3,978 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in La Plata carries 41% less traffic than the state average of 6,752, suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.3% of Colorado's statewide total. La Plata carries more traffic than 63% of counties in Colorado.
Journey times run 13% lower than the state level, at 29.0 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 29.0 minutes is shorter than 79% of counties in Colorado.
Congestion runs 22% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 12.2%, which means smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day10,193 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 8.1% |
| Average travel time | 31.6 min |
| Congestion ratio | 21.5% |
| Drivers’ average age | 48.4 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $88,137 |
Highways carry a significant share of travel in La Plata County, Colorado: 44% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 10,193 vehicles per day, 231% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,078 vehicles per day.
With 18% of the road miles (87 miles in 553 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 730,223 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈267 million per year).
68% of counties in Colorado move less traffic on their highways.
The concentration of trucks on highways (8.1%) is 28% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
89% of counties in Colorado see a higher highway truck share than La Plata's 8.1%. By raw truck volume, La Plata carries fewer highway trucks than 55% of counties in Colorado.
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,078 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 6.5% |
| Average travel time | 28.6 min |
| Congestion ratio | 10.9% |
| Drivers’ average age | 47.6 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $83,677 |
Local roads carry more than half of all travel in La Plata County, Colorado (56% of vehicle-miles). The average non-highway road carries 3,078 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 82% of the monitored road miles (407 miles in 3,817 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 917,258 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈335 million per year). About 1 in 15 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (6.5%).
Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 20% fewer trucks by share.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 10.9% is 28% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Trip origins here have higher average income than 65% of counties in Colorado. The driver population here skews older than 57% of counties in Colorado.
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