How walkable is Torreón?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Torreón has a walkability score of 69 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 35th most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,396 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Torreón. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Tortillería ROSY, 7 min
- CBMAS Cuauhtemoc, 11 min
Restaurants & bars
- La Esquina, 2 min
- Venta de Hamburguesas Vero, 3 min
Shopping
- Radiadores Guerrero, 5 min
- Mobibar, 5 min
Coffee
- Sky coffee co, 5 min
- Nod Coffee and Plants, 6 min
Banks
- Banorte, 11 min
- HSBC, 12 min
Parks
- Plaza Kennedy, 10 min
- Bosque Venustiano Carranza, 13 min
Schools
- Preescolar Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 3 min
- Escuela General Gregorio García, 11 min
Books & libraries
- Biblioteca Municipal de Torreon, 15 min
- Librería Aurora, 20 min
Culture & entertainment
- Corregidora Restaurant-Bar - Karaoke, 6 min
- Patrón, 7 min
Measured from the centre at 25.5478, -103.4414, the point near Torreón's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 125 street intersections per km², and blocks average 89 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Torreón's score of 69 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of the centre, 74 from 1 to 3 km out and 62 from 3 to 5 km out. 12 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 59% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Torreón. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 92 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 95 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 74 | 69% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 62 | 47% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Durango, Mexico | 211 km | 70 |
| Saltillo, Mexico | 245 km | 75 |
| Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico | 298 km | 70 |
| Monterrey, Mexico | 312 km | 85 |
| General Escobedo, Mexico | 312 km | 63 |
Questions about walking in Torreón
Is Torreón a walkable city?
Partly. Torreón has a walkability score of 69 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 92. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks 35th of 51 cities in Mexico and joint 310th of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Mexico?
Mexico City is the most walkable of the 51 cities ranked in Mexico, with a score of 95. Torreón ranks 35th with 69.
How does Torreón compare with nearby cities?
Torreón is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 69, against Durango (70, 211 km away), Saltillo (75, 245 km away) and Santa Catarina, Nuevo León (70, 298 km away).
Which part of Torreón is most walkable?
The streets just around Torreón's centre are its most walkable, averaging 95 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 92. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 81) and falls most to the south (44).
How is Torreón's walkability score calculated?
For Torreón it is the average of 79 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 47 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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