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Traffic heat map of Blaine County, Nebraska: 55 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on NE 2 and Jewett Avenue

Blaine County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Blaine County, Nebraska? We measure 55 road miles, divided into 146 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Trips here are among the 5 longest of any county in Nebraska. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
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 Blaine County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day608
Trucks

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

13.1%
Average travel time

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

47.7 min
Drivers’ average age

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

54.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$63,319

A typical monitored road in Blaine County, Nebraska sees 608 vehicles per day, while its 55 miles of monitored roads together handle 31,506 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈11.5 million per year). About 1 in 8 vehicles is a truck, in line with Nebraska (11.5%).

Longer trips than 96% of counties in Nebraska

Blaine's average daily traffic volume is 83% lower than the state average - 608 vehicles per day against 3,598 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Blaine accounts for less than 0.1% of Nebraska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 89% of counties in Nebraska see more traffic than Blaine's 608 vehicles per day.

Journey times run 44% higher than the state level, at 47.7 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 47.7 minutes is longer than 96% of counties in Nebraska.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Blaine County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day999
Trucks14.6%
Average travel time54.2 min
Drivers’ average age54.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$64,598

Highways carry most of the traffic in Blaine County, Nebraska: 72% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 999 vehicles per day, 303% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 248 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 36% of the monitored road miles (20 miles, 70 segments), so they carry more than their share: 22,545 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈8.2 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 83% of counties in Nebraska

At 14.6%, highway truck share is 17% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Blaine's highway truck share (14.6%) is higher than 67% of counties in Nebraska. 83% of counties in Nebraska see more highway trucks per day than Blaine's roughly 145.

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Non-highway Traffic in Blaine County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day248
Trucks9.5%
Average travel time41.7 min
Drivers’ average age59.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$61,424

At 28% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Blaine County, Nebraska than highways. The average non-highway road carries 248 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 64% of the monitored road miles (35 miles in 76 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 8,961 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈3.3 million per year). Trucks make up 9.5% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 11 vehicles.

Older drivers than 89% of counties in Nebraska

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 35% fewer trucks by share.

75% of counties in Nebraska see higher average driver income among trip origins than Blaine. Blaine's median driver age is higher than 89% of counties in Nebraska.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Blaine County, Nebraska, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Blaine County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Blaine County runs 83% below the Nebraska average. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 44% above.

MetricBlaine CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic6083,598-83.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)13.1%11.5%+13.7%
Truck % (Highway)14.6%17.6%-17.3%
Avg. Travel Time47.7 min33.0 min+44.4%

How Blaine County compares

Blaine County against nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Blaine County moves 29.9% of the total daily travel; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Blaine County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Nebraska average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Blaine County60813.1%31,50647.7 minN/A
Loup County, Nebraska4719.5%31,17838.3 minN/A
Thomas County, Nebraska73017.1%42,60560.9 minN/A
Logan County, Nebraska85114.8%46,80040.9 minN/A
Custer County, Nebraska1,14610.5%300,29737.3 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Blaine County ranked within Nebraska

Blaine County sits in the bottom quarter of the Nebraska field on highway travel volume, at #59 of 61.

Blaine County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasureBlaine CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)608#83 of 93
Highway vehicle-miles per day22,545#59 of 61
Truck share on highways14.6%#21 of 61
Highway trucks per day145#51 of 61
Average travel time47.7 min#5 of 93
Average driver income$63,319#70 of 93
Average driver age54.8 yrs#11 of 93

Blaine County ranks #5 of 93 on average travel time but #59 of 61 on highway travel volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Blaine County, Nebraska

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Blaine County carry 658 vehicles a day on average, 8% more than the typical road in the county (608).

NE 2 leads with 1,162 vehicles a day, 169 of them trucks (14.6%). No other road comes close: Jewett Avenue, in second place, carries 530. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Freight stands out on Arnold Road: trucks are 89.3% of the traffic there, against 13.1% county-wide.

Arnold Road carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 80.0 minutes against 47.7 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1NE 2Trunk road · 1,162vehicles169trucks · 14.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
54.0 min
Drivers’ median age
53.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,583

NE 2 is busy by local standards, at 91% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 14.6% of it, above the county-wide 13.1%.

2Jewett AvenueTrunk road · 530vehicles78trucks · 14.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
65.7 min
Drivers’ median age
58.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,803

Jewett Avenue carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 65.7 minutes, against 47.7 for the county.

3NE 91Secondary road · 283vehicles24trucks · 8.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
39.0 min
Drivers’ median age
59.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,443

NE 91 is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 53% less than the county average; trucks are 8.3% of it, below the county-wide 13.1%.

4NE 7Secondary road · 189vehicles15trucks · 8.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
50.6 min
Drivers’ median age
59.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,250

Even at its busiest, NE 7 carries 69% less than the county average; trucks are 8.1% of it, below the county-wide 13.1%.

5Arnold RoadTertiary road · 140vehicles125trucks · 89.3%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
80.0 min

Arnold Road is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 77% less than the county average; trucks are 89.3% of it, above the county-wide 13.1%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1NE 2Trunk road · #1 by traffic1,162vehicles169trucks · 14.6%
2Arnold RoadTertiary road · #5 by traffic140vehicles125trucks · 89.3%
3Jewett AvenueTrunk road · #2 by traffic530vehicles78trucks · 14.7%
4NE 91Secondary road · #3 by traffic283vehicles24trucks · 8.3%
5NE 7Secondary road · #4 by traffic189vehicles15trucks · 8.1%
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

BlaineDepartment 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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Data current as of:
Q3 2026

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