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Traffic | vehicles per day4,530 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 18.2% |
Average travel time | 40.9 min |
Congestion ratio | 12.1% |
Drivers’ average age | 39.7 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $86,695 |
Our data shows 4,530 vehicles per day on the average road in Lea County, New Mexico, and 2,755,219 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.0 billion per year) across its 802 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 5 vehicles is a truck, in line with New Mexico (16.2%).
Lea's average daily traffic volume of 4,530 vehicles per day is on par with the state average of 4,562. Network-wide, Lea accounts for about 4.3% of New Mexico's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Lea carries more traffic than 84% of counties in New Mexico.
At 40.9 minutes, the average travel time is 20% higher than the state level. On travel time, Lea runs longer than 78% of counties in New Mexico.
Congestion runs 16% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 12.1%, which means smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day8,570 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 15.8% |
| Average travel time | 34.1 min |
| Congestion ratio | 21.7% |
| Drivers’ average age | 39.8 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $86,492 |
A significant share of driving in Lea County, New Mexico, 36% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 8,570 vehicles per day, 122% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,859 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 22% of the monitored road miles (178 miles, 953 segments), so they carry more than their share: 995,355 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈363 million per year).
By highway travel volume, Lea outranks 55% of counties in New Mexico.
At 15.8%, highway truck share is 29% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
58% of counties in New Mexico see a higher highway truck share than Lea's 15.8%. 55% of counties in New Mexico see more highway trucks per day than Lea's roughly 1,357.
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,859 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 19.6% |
| Average travel time | 42.0 min |
| Congestion ratio | 10.5% |
| Drivers’ average age | 39.5 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $86,819 |
A little more than half of the driving in Lea County, New Mexico happens on local roads: 64% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 3,859 vehicles per day.
Local roads also make up about 78% of the monitored road miles: 624 miles in 5,736 segments, together carrying 1,759,864 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈642 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 19.6%.
Unusually, the concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 24% higher than on highways.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 10.5% is 30% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Lea's average driver income is higher than 94% of counties in New Mexico. At 40 years, Lea's median driver age is the lowest in New Mexico.
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