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Traffic heat map of Mineral County, Nevada: 195 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Veterans Memorial Highway

Mineral County, Nevada Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Mineral County, Nevada, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 582 road segments (195 road miles, about 1,770 ft each). Trips here are among the 3 longest of any county in Nevada. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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, Nevada

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,837
Trucks

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

17.4%
Average travel time

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

42.1 min
Congestion ratio

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

5.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

52.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$54,107

The average monitored road in Mineral County, Nevada carries 1,837 vehicles per day. Across its 195 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 473,460 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈173 million per year). About 1 in 6 vehicles is a truck, well above the 9.7% across Nevada - a freight-heavy mix.

Longer trips than 94% of counties in Nevada

Mineral sees 77% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,837 vehicles per day against 7,914), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.7% of Nevada's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 75% of counties in Nevada see more traffic than Mineral's 1,837 vehicles per day.

At 42.1 minutes, the average travel time is 25% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 42.1 minutes is longer than 94% of counties in Nevada.

At 66% lower than the state level, the 5.7% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - delays are rare enough to plan travel times almost to the minute.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Mineral County, Nevada

Trafficvehicles per day3,106
Trucks16.3%
Average travel time50.4 min
Congestion ratio7.8%
Drivers’ average age52.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$54,529

Nearly all driving in Mineral County, Nevada happens on highways: 93% of every vehicle-mile. The average highway carries 3,106 vehicles per day, 269% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 841 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 60% of the monitored road miles (116 miles, 256 segments), so they carry more than their share: 440,841 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈161 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 75% of counties in Nevada

Highway truck concentration here runs 20% higher than the state average, at 16.3%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

56% of counties in Nevada see a lower highway truck share than Mineral's 16.3%. By raw truck volume, Mineral carries fewer highway trucks than 75% of counties in Nevada.

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Non-highway Traffic in Mineral County, Nevada

Trafficvehicles per day841
Trucks32.0%
Average travel time35.6 min
Congestion ratio4.1%
Drivers’ average age51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$52,454

Local roads carry only a small share of the traffic in Mineral County, Nevada, 7% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 841 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 40% of the monitored road miles (79 miles in 326 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 32,619 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈11.9 million per year). About 1 in 3 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (32.0%).

Drivers from lower-income areas than 94% of counties in Nevada

Unusually, non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 97% higher than the highway network.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 4.1% is 76% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

94% of counties in Nevada see higher average driver income among trip origins than Mineral. Mineral's median driver age is higher than 81% of counties in Nevada.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Mineral County, Nevada, traffic is spread evenly through the day, with the busiest hour carrying only about 6%.

Mineral County vs. Nevada Traffic Comparison

The truck share sets Mineral County apart: 79% above the Nevada average. Its average daily traffic per road, by contrast, is 77% below.

MetricMineral CountyNevada averageDifference
Traffic1,8377,914-76.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)17.4%9.7%+78.6%
Truck % (Highway)16.3%13.6%+20.2%
Avg. Travel Time42.1 min33.8 min+24.7%

How Mineral County compares

Mineral County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Mineral County carries 65.1% less traffic on a typical road and is 46.5% less congested; it has the quietest roads of the five. Freight passes through here that never reaches the areas around it: the truck share is high precisely because the local car traffic is not.

Mineral County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Nevada average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Mineral County1,83717.4%473,46042.1 min5.7%
Lyon County, Nevada5,49911.4%1,515,84329.2 min15.5%
Mono County, California4,80911.7%1,027,86335.2 min5.5%
Churchill County, Nevada4,52918.1%1,004,03132.2 min9.2%
Douglas County, Nevada6,2047.2%1,369,82426.8 min12.9%
Nevada average7,9149.7%N/A33.8 min17.1%

Mineral County ranked within Nevada

On average travel time, Mineral County is among the three highest county-level areas in Nevada.

Mineral County ranked among 17 county-level areas in Nevada (1 = highest).
MeasureMineral CountyNevada rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,837#13 of 17
Highway vehicle-miles per day440,841#12 of 17
Truck share on highways16.3%#8 of 17
Highway trucks per day506#13 of 17
Average travel time42.1 min#2 of 17
Average driver income$54,107#16 of 17
Average driver age52.4 yrs#4 of 17

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #2 of 17 on average travel time, against #16 of 17 on average driver income.

Busiest roads in Mineral County, Nevada

The three busiest roads in Mineral County average 3,997 vehicles a day, 2.2 times the county average of 1,837 across all its monitored roads.

Veterans Memorial Highway leads with 5,091 vehicles a day, 943 of them trucks (18.5%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Trips using Front Street are long: a median of 79.3 minutes against 42.1 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Veterans Memorial HighwayTrunk road · 5,091vehicles943trucks · 18.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
54.7 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,985

At 2.8 times the county average, Veterans Memorial Highway draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $55,985 in household income.

2E StreetPrimary road · 3,549vehicles368trucks · 10.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
5.6%
Median trip time
30.9 min
Drivers’ median age
51.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,590

E Street is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 30.9 minutes, against 42.1 for the county.

3Freedom RoadTrunk road · 3,351vehicles588trucks · 17.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
9.0%
Median trip time
53.5 min
Drivers’ median age
52.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,657

Freedom Road is busy by local standards, at 82% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 17.5% of it, in line with the county-wide 17.4%.

4Plymire StreetTrunk road · 2,999vehicles562trucks · 18.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
50.3 min
Drivers’ median age
60.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$44,116

Plymire Street peaks at 2,999 vehicles a day, 63% more than the county average; trucks are 18.7% of it, above the county-wide 17.4%.

5Front StreetTrunk road · 2,475vehicles289trucks · 11.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
79.3 min
Drivers’ median age
47.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$40,625

Front Street carries 35% more than the county average at its busiest, 289 of them trucks (11.7%, below the county-wide 17.4%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Veterans Memorial HighwayTrunk road · #1 by traffic5,091vehicles943trucks · 18.5%
2Freedom RoadTrunk road · #3 by traffic3,351vehicles588trucks · 17.5%
3Plymire StreetTrunk road · #4 by traffic2,999vehicles562trucks · 18.7%
4E StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic3,549vehicles368trucks · 10.4%
5US 95 ALTTrunk road · 1,799vehicles364trucks · 20.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
4.7%
Median trip time
69.4 min
Drivers’ median age
47.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$40,625

Drivers on US 95 ALT are on long journeys, a median 69.4 minutes against 42.1 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

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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Q3 2026

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