
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Adams County, Nebraska
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day2,715 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 6.5% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 35.6 min |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 48.4 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $77,389 |
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A typical monitored road in Adams County, Nebraska sees 2,715 vehicles per day, while its 260 miles of monitored roads together handle 502,828 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈184 million per year). Cars dominate: trucks are just 6.5% of traffic, under the 11.5% across Nebraska.
Busier roads than 83% of counties in Nebraska
At 2,715 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Adams carries 25% less traffic than the state average of 3,598, suggesting less demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.0% of Nebraska's statewide total. Adams carries more traffic than 83% of counties in Nebraska.
Journey times run 8% higher than the state level, at 35.6 minutes on average. 51% of counties in Nebraska have a longer average travel time than Adams's 35.6 minutes.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Adams County, Nebraska
| Traffic | vehicles per day7,201 |
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| Trucks | 8.6% |
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| Average travel time | 34.9 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $77,132 |
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A significant share of driving in Adams County, Nebraska, 34% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 7,201 vehicles per day, 224% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,223 vehicles per day.
Highways make up 14% of the monitored road miles (36 miles, 242 segments), so they carry more than their share: 170,065 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈62.1 million per year).
By highway travel volume, Adams outranks 62% of counties in Nebraska.
Lower highway truck share than 97% of counties in Nebraska
Highway truck concentration here runs 51% lower than the state average, at 8.6%. Highways here carry mainly commuter and local trips, with little through freight.
Adams's highway truck share (8.6%) is lower than 97% of counties in Nebraska. Adams's highway truck count is lower than 53% of counties in Nebraska, at roughly 620 trucks per day.

Non-highway Traffic in Adams County, Nebraska
| Traffic | vehicles per day2,223 |
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| Trucks | 5.5% |
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| Average travel time | 35.7 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 48.2 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $77,557 |
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Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Adams County, Nebraska (66% of vehicle-miles). A typical local road sees 2,223 vehicles per day.
Spread over 223 miles and 2,210 segments, 86% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 332,763 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈121 million per year). About 1 in 18 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.5%).
Drivers from higher-income areas than 85% of counties in Nebraska
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 36% lower than the highway network.
85% of counties in Nebraska see lower average driver income among trip origins than Adams. The driver population here skews younger than 76% of counties in Nebraska.