--- title: "Is Torreón walkable? Walkability score 69/100 · How Walkable" description: "Torreón scores 69/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km. How far walkability reaches, what's near the centre, and its rank in Mexico." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/torreon updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Mexico](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico) 3. Torreón # How walkable is Torreón? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 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. 69 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable Some errands can be accomplished on foot. * #35 of 51 in Mexico * #310 of 690 tied, worldwide * 92 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=25.54778&lon=-103.44138&q=Torre%C3%B3n%2C%20Mexico) ## 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 2.6 of 3 points * Antojitos Vicky, 7 min * Tortillería ROSY, 7 min * CBMAS Cuauhtemoc, 11 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * La Terraza Sabor a Mar, 1 min * La Esquina, 2 min * Venta de Hamburguesas Vero, 3 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Carnicería San José Centro, 4 min * Radiadores Guerrero, 5 min * Mobibar, 5 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * Cafelina café, 5 min * Sky coffee co, 5 min * Nod Coffee and Plants, 6 min ### Banks 0.8 of 1 point * BBVA Bancomer Sucursal, 9 min * Banorte, 11 min * HSBC, 12 min ### Parks 0.9 of 1 point * Plaza Francisco I. Madero, 6 min * Plaza Kennedy, 10 min * Bosque Venustiano Carranza, 13 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Ovide Decroly, 3 min * Preescolar Gabriel Garcia Marquez, 3 min * Escuela General Gregorio García, 11 min ### Books & libraries 0.5 of 1 point * Librería Nueva Vida, 13 min * Biblioteca Municipal de Torreon, 15 min * Librería Aurora, 20 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Cantaranas, 6 min * 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. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Torreón, one hexagon per square kilometre. 59% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 6, is 4 km to the south.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/mexico/torreon.svg?v=c4bff0cb9895) 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+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 92 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 95 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 74 | 69% | 29 | | 3 to 5 km out | 62 | 47% | 43 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Durango](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/durango), Mexico | 211 km | 70 | | [Saltillo](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/saltillo), Mexico | 245 km | 75 | | [Santa Catarina, Nuevo León](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/santa-catarina), Mexico | 298 km | 70 | | [Monterrey](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/monterrey), Mexico | 312 km | 85 | | [General Escobedo](https://howwalkable.com/cities/mexico/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](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). 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