
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Lander County, Nevada
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day1,346 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 24.7% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 38.8 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. | 4.7% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 44.2 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $76,457 |
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Our data shows 1,346 vehicles per day on the average road in Lander County, Nevada, and 530,814 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈194 million per year) across its 370 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 4 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.7% across Nevada - a freight-heavy mix.
Traffic 83% below the Nevada average
At 1,346 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Lander carries 83% less traffic than the state average of 7,914, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.8% of Nevada's statewide total. 88% of counties in Nevada see more traffic than Lander's 1,346 vehicles per day.
Journey times run 15% higher than the state level, at 38.8 minutes on average. 69% of counties in Nevada have a shorter average travel time than Lander's 38.8 minutes.
At 72% lower than the state level, the 4.7% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Lander County, Nevada
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,023 |
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| Trucks | 28.0% |
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| Average travel time | 52.7 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 9.7% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 44.9 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $73,312 |
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Highways carry most of the traffic in Lander County, Nevada: 72% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 4,023 vehicles per day, 257% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,126 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 24% of the monitored road miles (89 miles, 40 segments), so they carry more than their share: 380,041 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈139 million per year).
A major freight corridor
Highway truck concentration here runs 107% higher than the state average, at 28.0%. That marks Lander as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 94% of counties in Nevada. By raw truck volume, Lander carries more highway trucks than 69% of counties in Nevada.

Non-highway Traffic in Lander County, Nevada
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,126 |
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| Trucks | 16.3% |
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| Average travel time | 37.7 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 4.3% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 43.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $83,324 |
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At 28% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Lander County, Nevada than highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,126 vehicles per day.
Spread over 281 miles and 487 segments, 76% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 150,773 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈55.0 million per year). Trucks make up 16.3% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 6 vehicles.
Younger drivers than 88% of counties in Nevada
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 42% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 4.3% is 75% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Lander's average driver income is lower than 62% of counties in Nevada. 88% of counties in Nevada have an older driver population than Lander.