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Traffic heat map of Ouray County, Colorado: 77 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 550 and Sherman Street

Ouray County, Colorado Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 77 road miles in Ouray County, Colorado, divided into 588 segments averaging 688 ft. The average road here carries 4,552 vehicles a day, 33% less than the Colorado average of 6,752. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Ouray County, Colorado

Traffic

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

vehicles per day4,552
Trucks

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

7.2%
Average travel time

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

38.0 min
Congestion ratio

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

16.7%
Drivers’ average age

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

53.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$81,147

Our data shows 4,552 vehicles per day on the average road in Ouray County, Colorado, and 284,134 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈104 million per year) across its 77 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 14 vehicles is a truck, in line with Colorado (8.4%).

Longer trips than 71% of counties in Colorado

At 4,552 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Ouray carries 33% less traffic than the state average of 6,752, suggesting less demand on each road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.2% of Colorado's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Ouray's 4,552 vehicles per day outpaces 68% of counties in Colorado.

At 38.0 minutes, the average travel time is 14% higher than the state level. On travel time, Ouray runs longer than 71% of counties in Colorado.

Congestion is somewhat higher than the state level, at a ratio of 16.7% (6% higher).

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Ouray County vs. Colorado Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Ouray County runs 33% below the Colorado average.

MetricOuray CountyColorado averageDifference
Traffic4,5526,752-32.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.2%8.4%-13.8%
Avg. Travel Time38.0 min33.2 min+14.5%

How Ouray County compares

Ouray County is more congested than any nearby county

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Ouray County is 91.1% more congested and sees 28.9% longer typical trips; it has the second busiest roads of the five. It is where traffic concentrates in this corner of the map - the local bottleneck, with more vehicles per road AND less room to absorb them.

Ouray 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
Ouray County4,5527.2%284,13438.0 min16.7%
San Juan County, Colorado2,7017.1%90,12944.2 min7.0%
Hinsdale County, Colorado8958.2%20,18919.7 min5.8%
Montrose County, Colorado5,3206.8%762,17431.0 min13.1%
San Miguel County, Colorado3,2128.1%186,25523.0 min9.2%
Colorado average6,7528.4%N/A33.2 min15.7%

Ouray County ranked within Colorado

Ouray County sits in the top quarter of the Colorado field on average driver age, at #10 of 64.

Ouray County ranked among 64 county-level areas in Colorado (1 = highest).
MeasureOuray CountyColorado rank
Traffic volume (AADT)4,552#21 of 64
Average travel time38.0 min#19 of 64
Average driver income$81,147#25 of 64
Average driver age53.9 yrs#10 of 64

Busiest roads in Ouray County, Colorado

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Ouray County carry 7,367 vehicles a day on average, 62% more than the typical road in the county (4,552).

US 550 leads with 8,090 vehicles a day, 555 of them trucks (6.9%). Sherman Street carries the most trucks, 666 a day (8.6% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trucks make up 75.7% of traffic on Old Highway 90, against 7.2% across all roads in the county.

Trips on Main Street are short, a median of 21.5 minutes against 38.0 county-wide, so it serves mostly local traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 550Primary road · 8,090vehicles555trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
15.3%
Median trip time
38.7 min
Drivers’ median age
54.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,838

At 78% more than the county average, US 550 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $79,838 in household income.

2Sherman StreetPrimary road · 7,726vehicles666trucks · 8.6%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
27.0%
Median trip time
43.6 min
Drivers’ median age
52.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,364

Sherman Street is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 27% longer than at free-flow speed, against 17% county-wide.

3Main StreetPrimary road · 6,286vehicles404trucks · 6.4%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
18.9%
Median trip time
21.5 min
Drivers’ median age
55.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,223

Main Street is busy by local standards, at 38% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 6.4% of it, below the county-wide 7.2%.

4CO 62Primary road · 4,790vehicles400trucks · 8.3%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
10.5%
Median trip time
52.1 min
Drivers’ median age
51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$88,441

Drivers on CO 62 are on long journeys, a median 52.1 minutes against 38.0 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

5Million Dollar HighwayPrimary road · 1,283vehicles87trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
9.3%
Median trip time
27.0 min
Drivers’ median age
54.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,782

Million Dollar Highway is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 72% less than the county average; trucks are 6.8% of it, below the county-wide 7.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Sherman StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic7,726vehicles666trucks · 8.6%
2US 550Primary road · #1 by traffic8,090vehicles555trucks · 6.9%
3Main StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic6,286vehicles404trucks · 6.4%
4CO 62Primary road · #4 by traffic4,790vehicles400trucks · 8.3%
5Old Highway 90Tertiary road · 140vehicles106trucks · 75.7%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
22.5 min

Old Highway 90 is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 22.5 minutes, against 38.0 for the county.

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

OurayDepartment 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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