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Traffic heat map of Quay County, New Mexico: 407 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 40 and US 54

Quay County, New Mexico Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Quay County, New Mexico, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 2,093 road segments (407 road miles, about 1,027 ft each). Its highways carry one of the top 3 truck shares of any county in New Mexico. 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 Quay County, New Mexico

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,869
Trucks

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

38.9%
Average travel time

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

38.3 min
Congestion ratio

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

7.4%
Drivers’ average age

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

47.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$53,389

The average monitored road in Quay County, New Mexico carries 1,869 vehicles per day. Across its 407 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 1,485,885 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈542 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 38.9% of traffic, against 16.2% across New Mexico.

Quieter roads than 88% of counties in New Mexico

Quay sees 59% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,869 vehicles per day against 4,562), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 2.3% of New Mexico's statewide total. Quay carries less traffic than 88% of counties in New Mexico.

Journey times run 12% higher than the state level, at 38.3 minutes on average. On travel time, Quay runs longer than 69% of counties in New Mexico.

The congestion ratio of 7.4% is 48% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - travel times are easy to plan around for scheduled deliveries.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Quay County, New Mexico

Trafficvehicles per day5,402
Trucks41.1%
Average travel time55.5 min
Congestion ratio17.0%
Drivers’ average age46.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$55,222

Nearly all driving in Quay County, New Mexico happens on highways: 93% of every vehicle-mile. The average highway carries 5,402 vehicles per day, 452% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 979 vehicles per day.

With 47% of the road miles (191 miles in 421 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 1,378,635 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈503 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 71% of counties in New Mexico.

Higher highway truck share than 97% of counties in New Mexico

Highway truck concentration here runs 85% higher than the state average, at 41.1%. That marks Quay as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 97% of counties in New Mexico. Quay's highway truck count is higher than 84% of counties in New Mexico, at roughly 2,221 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Quay County, New Mexico

Trafficvehicles per day979
Trucks9.9%
Average travel time33.9 min
Congestion ratio5.0%
Drivers’ average age54.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$44,906

Only a small share of travel in Quay County, New Mexico happens on local roads: 7% of vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 979 vehicles per day.

Spread over 216 miles and 1,672 segments, 53% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 107,250 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈39.1 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 9.9%.

Local congestion 67% below the New Mexico average

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 76% fewer trucks by share.

The non-highway congestion ratio of 5.0% is 67% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.

Quay's average driver income is lower than 66% of counties in New Mexico. 62% of counties in New Mexico have a younger driver population than Quay.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Quay County, New Mexico, traffic is spread evenly through the day, with the busiest hour carrying only about 6%.

Quay County vs. New Mexico Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, truck share differs most: Quay County runs 139% above the New Mexico average. Its highway truck share is also 85% above.

MetricQuay CountyNew Mexico averageDifference
Traffic1,8694,562-59.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)38.9%16.2%+139.1%
Truck % (Highway)41.1%22.2%+85.3%
Avg. Travel Time38.3 min34.0 min+12.5%

How Quay County compares

Quay County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Quay County sees 40.1% shorter typical trips and runs 16.7 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. It is bigger rather than busier: the extra travel comes from carrying more road, not from heavier roads.

Quay County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the New Mexico average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Quay County1,86938.9%1,485,88538.3 min7.4%
Curry County, New Mexico4,1117.2%853,62033.2 min8.7%
Harding County, New Mexico31421.9%37,656138.7 minN/A
Deaf Smith County, Texas3,46316.8%499,75636.5 min8.5%
Oldham County, Texas2,46542.7%889,88447.3 min8.1%
New Mexico average4,56216.2%N/A34.0 min14.4%

Quay County ranked within New Mexico

Quay County sits in New Mexico's top three on truck share on highways.

Quay County ranked among 33 county-level areas in New Mexico (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 32.
MeasureQuay CountyNew Mexico rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,869#29 of 33
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,378,635#10 of 32
Truck share on highways41.1%#2 of 32
Highway trucks per day2,221#6 of 32
Average travel time38.3 min#11 of 33
Average driver income$53,389#22 of 33
Average driver age47.7 yrs#13 of 33

Quay County ranks #2 of 32 on truck share on highways but #29 of 33 on average daily traffic volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Quay County, New Mexico

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 8,535 vehicles a day, against 1,869 on the average road in Quay County.

I 40 is the busiest road, at 16,989 vehicles a day, 7,188 of them trucks (42.3%). No other road comes close: US 54, in second place, carries 4,454. It also carries the most trucks.

Bell Street carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 80.9 minutes against 38.3 county-wide.

US 54 skews older: its drivers' median age is 59.8, compared with 47.7 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 40Motorway · 16,989vehicles7,188trucks · 42.3%
Road class
Motorway
Congestion ratio
20.0%
Median trip time
51.2 min
Drivers’ median age
45.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,601

I 40 is one of the more congested roads here: trips take 20% longer than at free-flow speed, against 7% county-wide.

2US 54Trunk road · 4,454vehicles1,607trucks · 36.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
9.6%
Median trip time
45.4 min
Drivers’ median age
59.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$41,865

On its busiest stretch, US 54 carries 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 36.1% of it, below the county-wide 38.9%.

3Bell StreetTrunk road · 4,162vehicles1,522trucks · 36.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
80.9 min
Drivers’ median age
57.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$50,899

Bell Street peaks at 4,162 vehicles a day, 2.2 times the county average; trucks are 36.6% of it, below the county-wide 38.9%.

41st StreetPrimary road · 4,092vehicles242trucks · 5.9%
Road class
Primary road
Congestion ratio
5.0%
Median trip time
35.9 min
Drivers’ median age
53.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,016

1st Street carries 2.2 times the county average at its busiest, 242 of them trucks (5.9%, below the county-wide 38.9%).

5Mountain RoadTrunk road · 3,541vehicles854trucks · 24.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Congestion ratio
9.1%
Median trip time
33.6 min
Drivers’ median age
52.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,507

At 89% more than the county average, Mountain Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $49,507 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 40Motorway · #1 by traffic16,989vehicles7,188trucks · 42.3%
2US 54Trunk road · #2 by traffic4,454vehicles1,607trucks · 36.1%
3Bell StreetTrunk road · #3 by traffic4,162vehicles1,522trucks · 36.6%
4Mountain RoadTrunk road · #5 by traffic3,541vehicles854trucks · 24.1%
51st StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic4,092vehicles242trucks · 5.9%
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

QuayDepartment 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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