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Traffic heat map of Brown County, Nebraska: 65 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 4th Street and US 20

Brown County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 65 road miles in Brown County, Nebraska, divided into 366 segments averaging 944 ft. The average road here carries 987 vehicles a day, 73% less than the Nebraska average of 3,598. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Brown County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day987
Trucks

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

13.8%
Average travel time

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

29.4 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.

$52,879

A typical monitored road in Brown County, Nebraska sees 987 vehicles per day, while its 65 miles of monitored roads together handle 37,524 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈13.7 million per year). Trucks are 13.8% of traffic, more than the 11.5% across Nebraska.

Shorter trips than 97% of counties in Nebraska

At 987 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Brown carries 73% less traffic than the state average of 3,598, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is less than 0.1% of Nebraska's statewide total. 67% of counties in Nebraska see more traffic than Brown's 987 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 29.4 minutes, 11% lower than the state level. Its average travel time of 29.4 minutes is shorter than 97% of counties in Nebraska.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Brown County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day1,477
Trucks14.5%
Average travel time34.7 min
Drivers’ average age54.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$53,659

The vast majority of driving in Brown County, Nebraska happens on highways: 81% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 1,477 vehicles per day, 395% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 298 vehicles per day.

With 44% of the road miles (29 miles in 214 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 30,236 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈11.0 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 88% of counties in Nebraska

Highway truck concentration here runs 17% lower than the state average, at 14.5%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Brown's highway truck share (14.5%) is higher than 65% of counties in Nebraska. 88% of counties in Nebraska see more highway trucks per day than Brown's roughly 215.

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Non-highway Traffic in Brown County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day298
Trucks10.7%
Average travel time22.1 min
Drivers’ average age55.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$49,287

At 19% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Brown County, Nebraska than highways. The average non-highway road carries 298 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 56% of the monitored road miles (37 miles in 152 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 7,288 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈2.7 million per year). Trucks make up 10.7% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 9 vehicles.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 98% of counties in Nebraska

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 26% lower than the highway network.

98% of counties in Nebraska see higher average driver income among trip origins than Brown. 90% of counties in Nebraska have a younger driver population than Brown.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 10:00 AM–12:00 PM and PM peak 3:00 PM–6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 79% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are much quieter: volumes run about 27% below weekday levels, the signature of a commute-driven road network.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
May–July is the high season, with volumes +14% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -17% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Brown County, Nebraska, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +14% in high season.

Brown County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Brown County's biggest difference from the Nebraska average is its average daily traffic per road, 73% below it. Its truck share, by contrast, is 20% above.

MetricBrown CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic9873,598-72.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)13.8%11.5%+19.6%
Truck % (Highway)14.5%17.6%-17.4%
Avg. Travel Time29.4 min33.0 min-10.8%

How Brown County compares

Brown County has the shortest trips among its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Brown County sees 25.1% shorter typical trips; it has the second busiest roads of the five.

Brown 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
Brown County98713.8%37,52429.4 minN/A
Rock County, Nebraska75714.4%38,05732.5 minN/A
Keya Paha County, Nebraska16515.9%5,17542.3 minN/A
Blaine County, Nebraska60813.1%31,50647.7 minN/A
Tripp County, South Dakota1,90910.2%129,80634.7 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Brown County ranked within Nebraska

Average driver income places Brown County #91 of 93 in Nebraska - the bottom quarter of the state.

Brown County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasureBrown CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)987#63 of 93
Highway vehicle-miles per day30,236#52 of 61
Truck share on highways14.5%#22 of 61
Highway trucks per day215#54 of 61
Average travel time29.4 min#90 of 93
Average driver income$52,879#91 of 93
Average driver age54.8 yrs#10 of 93

Brown County ranks #10 of 93 on average driver age but #91 of 93 on average driver income. The driver population here skews older and lower-income than most of Nebraska.

Busiest roads in Brown County, Nebraska

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Brown County carry 1,841 vehicles a day on average, 86% more than the typical road in the county (987).

4th Street is the busiest road, at 2,656 vehicles a day, 325 of them trucks (12.2%). No other road comes close: US 20, in second place, carries 1,528. It also carries the most trucks.

NE 20 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 40.0 minutes against 29.4 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
14th StreetTrunk road · 2,656vehicles325trucks · 12.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
29.9 min
Drivers’ median age
54.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$51,812

On its busiest stretch, 4th Street carries 2.7 times the county average; trucks are 12.2% of it, below the county-wide 13.8%.

2US 20Trunk road · 1,528vehicles204trucks · 13.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
38.2 min
Drivers’ median age
55.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,481

US 20 is busy by local standards, at 55% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 13.4% of it, in line with the county-wide 13.8%.

3Main StreetSecondary road · 1,340vehicles111trucks · 8.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
20.6 min
Drivers’ median age
55.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,595

Trips on Main Street are short, a median 20.6 minutes against 29.4 county-wide, so it mostly serves local errands and commutes.

4NE 20Trunk road · 1,032vehicles154trucks · 14.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
40.0 min
Drivers’ median age
54.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,217

Even at its busiest, NE 20 carries about the same as the county average; trucks are 14.9% of it, above the county-wide 13.8%.

5NE 9A SpurTertiary road · 555vehicles32trucks · 5.8%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
21.3 min
Drivers’ median age
55.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,683

NE 9A Spur is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 21.3 minutes, against 29.4 for the county.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
14th StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic2,656vehicles325trucks · 12.2%
2US 20Trunk road · #2 by traffic1,528vehicles204trucks · 13.4%
3NE 20Trunk road · #4 by traffic1,032vehicles154trucks · 14.9%
4Main StreetSecondary road · #3 by traffic1,340vehicles111trucks · 8.3%
5NE 9A SpurTertiary road · #5 by traffic555vehicles32trucks · 5.8%
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

BrownDepartment 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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