
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Mohave County, Arizona
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day6,602 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 17.9% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 33.6 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. | 15.3% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 58.3 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $62,307 |
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The average monitored road in Mohave County, Arizona carries 6,602 vehicles per day. Across its 1,305 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 7,305,268 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.7 billion per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 17.9% of traffic, against 9.6% across Arizona.
Traffic 34% below the Arizona average
Mohave's average daily traffic volume is 34% lower than the state average - 6,602 vehicles per day against 10,009 - suggesting less traffic load per road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 4.2% of Arizona's statewide total. By volume, Mohave's 6,602 vehicles per day outpaces 57% of counties in Arizona.
Journey times here (33.6 minutes on average) closely track the state level. 57% of counties in Arizona have a longer average travel time than Mohave's 33.6 minutes.
Congestion runs 16% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 15.3%, which means smoother traffic flow - crucial for traffic control improvement and logistics planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Mohave County, Arizona
| Traffic | vehicles per day9,848 |
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| Trucks | 21.9% |
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| Average travel time | 42.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 19.8% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 58.1 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $63,145 |
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Highways carry most of the traffic in Mohave County, Arizona: 76% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 9,848 vehicles per day, 72% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 5,716 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 53% of the monitored road miles (688 miles, 2,040 segments), so they carry more than their share: 5,559,593 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.0 billion per year).
69% of counties in Arizona move less traffic on their highways.
A major freight corridor
The concentration of trucks on highways (21.9%) is 57% higher than the state average for similar road classifications. That marks Mohave as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
By truck concentration, highways here outrank 69% of counties in Arizona. 54% of counties in Arizona see fewer highway trucks per day than Mohave's roughly 2,152.

Non-highway Traffic in Mohave County, Arizona
| Traffic | vehicles per day5,716 |
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| Trucks | 5.3% |
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| Average travel time | 31.2 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 14.1% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 58.3 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $61,635 |
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At 24% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Mohave County, Arizona than highways. The average non-highway road carries 5,716 vehicles per day.
Spread over 617 miles and 7,472 segments, 47% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,745,675 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈637 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.3%.
Older drivers than 86% of counties in Arizona
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 76% lower than on highways.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 14.1% is 22% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Mohave's average driver income is lower than 79% of counties in Arizona. The driver population here skews older than 86% of counties in Arizona.