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Traffic | vehicles per day1,906 |
|---|---|
Trucks | 19.3% |
Average travel time | 45.1 min |
Congestion ratio | 6.9% |
Drivers’ average age | 62.2 yrs |
Drivers’ average income | $42,701 |
The average monitored road in Sierra County, New Mexico carries 1,906 vehicles per day. Across its 238 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 606,849 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈221 million per year). At 19.3%, the truck share runs above the 16.2% across New Mexico: about 1 in 5 vehicles.
At 1,906 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Sierra carries 58% less traffic than the state average of 4,562, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.9% of New Mexico's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 81% of counties in New Mexico see more traffic than Sierra's 1,906 vehicles per day.
Journey times run 33% higher than the state level, at 45.1 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 45.1 minutes is longer than 84% of counties in New Mexico.
The congestion ratio of 6.9% is 52% lower, pointing to smoother traffic flow than the state level - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,578 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 22.2% |
| Average travel time | 79.8 min |
| Congestion ratio | 8.2% |
| Drivers’ average age | 63.6 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $42,523 |
Highways carry the vast majority of travel in Sierra County, New Mexico, 80% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,578 vehicles per day, 106% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,733 vehicles per day.
With 54% of the road miles (128 miles in 115 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 486,357 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈178 million per year).
Highway truck concentration here (22.2%) closely tracks the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for New Mexico: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.
Sierra's highway truck share (22.2%) is higher than 61% of counties in New Mexico. Sierra's highway truck count is lower than 58% of counties in New Mexico, at roughly 793 trucks per day.
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,733 |
|---|---|
| Trucks | 7.9% |
| Average travel time | 41.5 min |
| Congestion ratio | 6.7% |
| Drivers’ average age | 61.9 yrs |
| Drivers’ average income | $42,801 |
Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Sierra County, New Mexico, 20% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. A typical local road sees 1,733 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 46% of the monitored road miles (110 miles in 1,110 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 120,492 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈44.0 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.9%).
The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 64% lower than on highways.
The non-highway congestion ratio of 6.7% is 55% lower than the state level, suggesting more efficient local mobility than the state average.
Sierra's average driver income is lower than 97% of counties in New Mexico. Drivers here also skew toward the highest median age in New Mexico, at 62 years.
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