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Traffic | vehicles per day5,444 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 6.0% |
Average travel time | 24.7 min |
Congestion ratio | 11.6% |
Drivers’ average age | 47.6 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $128,988 |
A typical monitored road in Los Alamos County, New Mexico sees 5,444 vehicles per day, while its 53 miles of monitored roads together handle 248,563 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈90.7 million per year). Cars dominate: trucks are just 6.0% of traffic, under the 16.2% across New Mexico.
Los Alamos sees 19% higher average daily traffic volume than the state average (5,444 vehicles per day against 4,562), suggesting more demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.4% of New Mexico's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Los Alamos's 5,444 vehicles per day outpaces 97% of counties in New Mexico.
The average trip takes 24.7 minutes, 27% lower than the state level. It also posts the lowest average travel time in New Mexico, at 24.7 minutes.
Congestion runs 19% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 11.6%, which means smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
| Traffic | vehicles per day13,725 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 7.5% |
| Average travel time | 28.3 min |
| Congestion ratio | 42.7% |
| Drivers’ average age | 47.8 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $112,969 |
At 20% of vehicle-miles, highways carry a smaller share of the traffic in Los Alamos County, New Mexico than local roads. The average highway carries 13,725 vehicles per day, 178% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,935 vehicles per day.
That comes from just 6% of the monitored road miles: 3 miles in 59 segments, carrying 48,917 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈17.9 million per year).
At 7.5%, highway truck share is 66% lower than the state average. Highways here carry mainly commuter and local trips, with little through freight.
Los Alamos also posts the lowest highway truck share in New Mexico - 7.5%. By raw truck volume, Los Alamos carries more highway trucks than 58% of counties in New Mexico.
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,935 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 5.6% |
| Average travel time | 24.5 min |
| Congestion ratio | 9.7% |
| Drivers’ average age | 47.6 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $131,832 |
Local roads carry the vast majority of travel in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, 80% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 4,935 vehicles per day.
Local roads also make up about 94% of the monitored road miles: 50 miles in 959 segments, together carrying 199,645 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈72.9 million per year). Trucks make up 5.6% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 18 vehicles.
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 25% lower than the highway network.
Non-highway congestion (9.7%) runs 36% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.
Los Alamos also has the highest average driver income in New Mexico among trip origins - $128,988. Los Alamos's median driver age is higher than 56% of counties in New Mexico.
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