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Traffic heat map of Box Butte County, Nebraska: 165 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 3rd Street and 10th Street

Box Butte County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, 3rd Street, carries 6,426 vehicles a day, 3.7 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Box Butte County, Nebraska across 165 miles of monitored roads split into 1,407 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Box Butte County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,736
Trucks

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

10.9%
Average travel time

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

42.0 min
Drivers’ average age

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

49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$67,536

Our data shows 1,736 vehicles per day on the average road in Box Butte County, Nebraska, and 165,435 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈60.4 million per year) across its 165 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 10.9% of traffic, close to the 11.5% across Nebraska.

Longer trips than 84% of counties in Nebraska

Box Butte sees 52% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,736 vehicles per day against 3,598), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.3% of Nebraska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 61% of counties in Nebraska see less traffic than Box Butte's 1,736 vehicles per day.

At 42.0 minutes, the average travel time is 27% higher than the state level. On travel time, Box Butte runs longer than 84% of counties in Nebraska.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Box Butte County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day3,130
Trucks13.7%
Average travel time49.1 min
Drivers’ average age49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$64,307

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Box Butte County, Nebraska (56% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 3,130 vehicles per day, 143% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,290 vehicles per day.

With 29% of the road miles (49 miles in 341 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 93,171 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈34.0 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 68% of counties in Nebraska

The concentration of trucks on highways (13.7%) is 22% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

55% of counties in Nebraska see a higher highway truck share than Box Butte's 13.7%. 68% of counties in Nebraska see more highway trucks per day than Box Butte's roughly 427.

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Non-highway Traffic in Box Butte County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day1,290
Trucks7.3%
Average travel time39.7 min
Drivers’ average age50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,991

A significant share of driving in Box Butte County, Nebraska, 44% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,290 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 71% of the monitored road miles (116 miles in 1,066 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 72,264 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈26.4 million per year). Trucks make up 7.3% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 14 vehicles.

Local roads carry 46% fewer trucks by share than highways

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 46% lower than on highways.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 55% of counties in Nebraska. The driver population here skews younger than 61% of counties in Nebraska.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Box Butte County, Nebraska, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic.

Box Butte County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Box Butte County's biggest difference from the Nebraska average is its average daily traffic per road, 52% below it. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 27% above.

MetricBox Butte CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic1,7363,598-51.7%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.9%11.5%-5.6%
Truck % (Highway)13.7%17.6%-22.4%
Avg. Travel Time42.0 min33.0 min+27.0%

How Box Butte County compares

Box Butte County has the busiest roads among its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Box Butte County carries 85.4% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five. Bigger and busier at once: more road than the areas around it and heavier traffic on it, which makes it the centre of gravity for travel in this part of the map.

Box Butte 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
Box Butte County1,73610.9%165,43542.0 minN/A
Dawes County, Nebraska1,35512.6%123,72937.2 minN/A
Morrill County, Nebraska1,50012.4%221,18045.5 minN/A
Sioux County, Nebraska20112.2%16,02643.1 minN/A
Sheridan County, Nebraska68913.5%81,07035.6 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Box Butte County ranked within Nebraska

Average travel time places Box Butte County #16 of 93 in Nebraska - the top quarter of the state.

Box Butte County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasureBox Butte CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,736#37 of 93
Highway vehicle-miles per day93,171#41 of 61
Truck share on highways13.7%#34 of 61
Highway trucks per day427#42 of 61
Average travel time42.0 min#16 of 93
Average driver income$67,536#52 of 93
Average driver age49.8 yrs#57 of 93

Busiest roads in Box Butte County, Nebraska

The three busiest roads in Box Butte County average 4,526 vehicles a day, 2.6 times the county average of 1,736 across all its monitored roads.

3rd Street leads with 6,426 vehicles a day, 724 of them trucks (11.3%). That is 72% more than the next road, 10th Street (3,726). It also carries the most trucks.

Freight stands out on NE 2: trucks are 18.3% of the traffic there, against 10.9% county-wide.

Trips using US 385 are long: a median of 57.2 minutes against 42.0 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
13rd StreetTrunk road · 6,426vehicles724trucks · 11.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
45.6 min
Drivers’ median age
50.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,130

3rd Street peaks at 6,426 vehicles a day, 3.7 times the county average; trucks are 11.3% of it, in line with the county-wide 10.9%.

210th StreetSecondary road · 3,726vehicles225trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
37.8 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,034

10th Street carries 2.1 times the county average at its busiest, 225 of them trucks (6.0%, below the county-wide 10.9%).

3US 385Trunk road · 3,426vehicles469trucks · 13.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
57.2 min
Drivers’ median age
49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,885

US 385 carries 2.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 57.2 minutes.

4Box Butte AvenueSecondary road · 2,766vehicles168trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
44.1 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,757

Box Butte Avenue is busy by local standards, at 59% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 6.1% of it, below the county-wide 10.9%.

5Emerson AvenueSecondary road · 2,722vehicles185trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
38.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,426

Emerson Avenue peaks at 2,722 vehicles a day, 57% more than the county average; trucks are 6.8% of it, below the county-wide 10.9%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
13rd StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic6,426vehicles724trucks · 11.3%
2US 385Trunk road · #3 by traffic3,426vehicles469trucks · 13.7%
310th StreetSecondary road · #2 by traffic3,726vehicles225trucks · 6.0%
4NE 2Trunk road · 1,215vehicles223trucks · 18.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
53.0 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,134

Even at its busiest, NE 2 carries 30% less than the county average; trucks are 18.3% of it, above the county-wide 10.9%.

5Emerson AvenueSecondary road · #5 by traffic2,722vehicles185trucks · 6.8%
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

Box ButteDepartment 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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