
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Montrose County, Colorado
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day5,320 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 6.8% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 31.0 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. | 13.1% |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 53.0 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $64,973 |
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Our data shows 5,320 vehicles per day on the average road in Montrose County, Colorado, and 762,174 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈278 million per year) across its 254 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Colorado: 6.8% against 8.4%.
Busier roads than 79% of counties in Colorado
Montrose sees 21% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (5,320 vehicles per day against 6,752), suggesting less demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.6% of Colorado's statewide total. Montrose carries more traffic than 79% of counties in Colorado.
Journey times run 7% lower than the state level, at 31.0 minutes on average. On travel time, Montrose runs shorter than 70% of counties in Colorado.
Congestion runs 17% lower than the state level, at a ratio of 13.1%, which means smoother traffic flow - relevant for traffic control and delivery planning.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Montrose County, Colorado
| Traffic | vehicles per day10,551 |
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| Trucks | 8.4% |
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| Average travel time | 34.4 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 17.5% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 52.9 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $64,953 |
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Highways carry a significant share of travel in Montrose County, Colorado: 45% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 10,551 vehicles per day, 147% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,274 vehicles per day.
With 21% of the road miles (53 miles in 408 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 341,987 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈125 million per year).
Lower highway truck share than 85% of counties in Colorado
Highway truck concentration here runs 26% lower than the state average, at 8.4%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.
85% of counties in Colorado see a higher highway truck share than Montrose's 8.4%. 70% of counties in Colorado see more highway trucks per day than Montrose's roughly 884.

Non-highway Traffic in Montrose County, Colorado
| Traffic | vehicles per day4,274 |
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| Trucks | 5.4% |
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| Average travel time | 30.3 min |
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| Congestion ratio | 12.2% |
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| Drivers’ average age | 53.2 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $64,984 |
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A little more than half of the driving in Montrose County, Colorado happens on local roads: 55% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 4,274 vehicles per day.
Spread over 202 miles and 2,041 segments, 79% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 420,187 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈153 million per year). Trucks make up 5.4% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 18 vehicles.
Older drivers than 81% of counties in Colorado
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 35% lower than the highway network.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 12.2% is 19% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Trip origins here have lower average income than 76% of counties in Colorado. 81% of counties in Colorado have a younger driver population than Montrose.