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Traffic heat map of Mineral County, Colorado: 58 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Street and US 160

Mineral County, Colorado Traffic Counts

The average road here carries 908 vehicles a day, 87% less than the Colorado average of 6,752. This page breaks down traffic in Mineral County, Colorado across 58 miles of monitored roads split into 315 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
Data sourced from TrafficZoom's proprietary analytics platform.
Data current as of:
Q3 2026
Updated:
September 29, 2026
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Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Mineral County, Colorado

Traffic

The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network.

vehicles per day908
Trucks

The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles.

10.3%
Average travel time

The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network.

39.6 min
Congestion ratio

The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network.

4.8%
Drivers’ average age

Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated.

59.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated.

$66,753

A typical monitored road in Mineral County, Colorado sees 908 vehicles per day, while its 58 miles of monitored roads together handle 56,158 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈20.5 million per year). At 10.3%, the truck share runs above the 8.4% across Colorado: about 1 in 10 vehicles.

Quieter roads than 97% of counties in Colorado

Mineral sees 87% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (908 vehicles per day against 6,752), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is less than 0.1% of Colorado's statewide total. Mineral carries less traffic than 97% of counties in Colorado.

At 39.6 minutes, the average travel time is 19% higher than the state level. 73% of counties in Colorado have a shorter average travel time than Mineral's 39.6 minutes.

At 70% lower than the state level, the 4.8% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Mineral County, Colorado

Trafficvehicles per day666
Trucks12.1%
Average travel time59.8 min
Drivers’ average age56.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$71,954

Highways carry about half of all travel in Mineral County, Colorado, 53% of vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 666 vehicles per day, 34% less than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,010 vehicles per day.

With 43% of the road miles (25 miles in 94 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 29,757 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈10.9 million per year).

The fewest highway trucks of any county in Colorado

The concentration of trucks on highways (12.1%) is 7% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Colorado: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 57% of counties in Colorado. Mineral also moves the lowest raw count of highway trucks in Colorado, at roughly 143 per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Mineral County, Colorado

Trafficvehicles per day1,010
Trucks8.3%
Average travel time31.0 min
Congestion ratio4.8%
Drivers’ average age60.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$62,173

Local roads carry about half of all travel in Mineral County, Colorado, 47% of vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 1,010 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 57% (33 miles in 221 segments), carrying 26,401 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈9.6 million per year). Trucks make up 8.3% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 12 vehicles.

Older drivers than 98% of counties in Colorado

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 31% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 4.8% is 68% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Mineral's average driver income is lower than 67% of counties in Colorado. 98% of counties in Colorado have a younger driver population than Mineral.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Mineral County, Colorado, the peak hour concentrates about 9% of the day's traffic.

Mineral County vs. Colorado Traffic Comparison

Mineral County's biggest difference from the Colorado average is its average daily traffic per road, 87% below it. Its truck share, by contrast, is 23% above.

MetricMineral CountyColorado averageDifference
Traffic9086,752-86.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.3%8.4%+22.6%
Truck % (Highway)12.1%11.2%+7.4%
Avg. Travel Time39.6 min33.2 min+19.3%

How Mineral County compares

Mineral County is the least congested of its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Mineral County moves 21.3% of the total daily travel and carries 55.8% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Mineral County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Colorado average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Mineral County90810.3%56,15839.6 min4.8%
Hinsdale County, Colorado8958.2%20,18919.7 min5.8%
Rio Grande County, Colorado2,7348.0%412,44237.4 min8.7%
Archuleta County, Colorado3,4668.3%364,48228.4 min12.2%
Saguache County, Colorado1,12410.6%256,62251.9 min5.5%
Colorado average6,7528.4%N/A33.2 min15.7%

Mineral County ranked within Colorado

Mineral County sits in Colorado's top three on average driver age.

Mineral County ranked among 64 county-level areas in Colorado (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 54.
MeasureMineral CountyColorado rank
Traffic volume (AADT)908#62 of 64
Highway vehicle-miles per day29,757#53 of 54
Truck share on highways12.1%#24 of 54
Highway trucks per day81#54 of 54
Average travel time39.6 min#18 of 64
Average driver income$66,753#43 of 64
Average driver age59.0 yrs#2 of 64

Mineral County ranks #2 of 64 on average driver age but #54 of 54 on highway truck volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Mineral County, Colorado

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 1,118 vehicles a day, against 908 on the average road in Mineral County.

Main Street is the busiest road, at 1,294 vehicles a day, 105 of them trucks (8.1%). US 160 carries the most trucks, 143 a day (12.1% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trucks make up 100.0% of traffic on County Road 634, against 10.3% across all roads in the county.

Trips on Rio Grande Avenue are short, a median of 17.0 minutes against 39.6 county-wide, so it serves mostly local traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetTertiary road · 1,294vehicles105trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Tertiary road
Congestion ratio
5.2%
Median trip time
42.4 min
Drivers’ median age
59.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,924

At 43% more than the county average, Main Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $57,924 in household income.

2US 160Trunk road · 1,182vehicles143trucks · 12.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
59.8 min
Drivers’ median age
56.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,954

US 160 carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 59.8 minutes, against 39.6 for the county.

3Silver Thread Scenic BywaySecondary road · 879vehicles60trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Congestion ratio
4.4%
Median trip time
26.2 min
Drivers’ median age
59.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,506

Trips on Silver Thread Scenic Byway are short, a median 26.2 minutes against 39.6 county-wide, so it mostly serves local errands and commutes.

4Rio Grande AvenueTertiary road · 443vehicles40trucks · 9.1%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
17.0 min
Drivers’ median age
57.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,455

Even at its busiest, Rio Grande Avenue carries 51% less than the county average; trucks are 9.1% of it, below the county-wide 10.3%.

5La Garita StreetTertiary road · 344vehicles47trucks · 13.8%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
44.1 min
Drivers’ median age
57.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,455

La Garita Street is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 62% less than the county average; trucks are 13.8% of it, above the county-wide 10.3%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 160Trunk road · #2 by traffic1,182vehicles143trucks · 12.1%
2County Road 634Tertiary road · 119vehicles119trucks · 100.0%
Road class
Tertiary road

Even at its busiest, County Road 634 carries 87% less than the county average; trucks are 100.0% of it, above the county-wide 10.3%.

3Main StreetTertiary road · #1 by traffic1,294vehicles105trucks · 8.1%
4Silver Thread Scenic BywaySecondary road · #3 by traffic879vehicles60trucks · 6.8%
5La Garita StreetTertiary road · #5 by traffic344vehicles47trucks · 13.8%
How to read these road counts
  • The first number is AADT, annual average daily traffic: the vehicles passing a point on an average day, both directions combined and trucks included. On a divided highway both carriageways are added together.
  • Traffic changes along a road, with more near interchanges and towns and less in open country. Every figure for a road describes its busiest stretch in the county, so the two rankings show the same numbers for the same road.
  • The second number is the trucks on that stretch, a part of its AADT. The bar splits the AADT into cars and light vehicles (blue) and trucks (amber).
  • See segment-level AADT for any road on TrafficZoom.

Data Sources & Methodology

The data presented on this page is derived from TrafficZoom's proprietary analytics platform, which aggregates and normalizes information from multiple sources, including:

Mobile device location data (anonymized and aggregated)

Road sensor networks and traffic counters

Historical traffic pattern databases

Public traffic count programs published by the

MineralDepartment of Transportation

Demographic Baseline for O-D Modeling

U.S. Census Bureau
All metrics represent estimates based on statistical modeling and are intended for strategic planning purposes.
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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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