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Traffic heat map of Buffalo County, Nebraska: 410 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 25th Street and 2nd Avenue

Buffalo County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Buffalo County, Nebraska? We measure 410 road miles, divided into 4,773 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. It ranks among the top 5 counties in Nebraska for average daily traffic. 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 Buffalo County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day4,942
Trucks

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

15.4%
Average travel time

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

33.2 min
Congestion ratio

The rate at which the actual travel time exceeds free-flow travel time, averaged among all roads in the network.

4.0%
Drivers’ average age

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

44.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$79,064

Our data shows 4,942 vehicles per day on the average road in Buffalo County, Nebraska, and 2,015,918 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈736 million per year) across its 410 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are 15.4% of traffic, more than the 11.5% across Nebraska.

Busier roads than 96% of counties in Nebraska

At 4,942 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Buffalo carries 37% more traffic than the state average of 3,598, suggesting more demand on each road - a busier backdrop for retail sites, at the cost of slower access. Network-wide, Buffalo accounts for about 4.0% of Nebraska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Buffalo carries more traffic than 96% of counties in Nebraska.

At 33.2 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. On travel time, Buffalo runs shorter than 76% of counties in Nebraska.

At 77% lower than the state level, the 4.0% congestion ratio signals smoother traffic flow - free-flowing roads make scheduled deliveries highly predictable.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Buffalo County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day6,119
Trucks27.9%
Average travel time49.7 min
Drivers’ average age46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$80,563

A significant share of driving in Buffalo County, Nebraska, 44% of vehicle-miles, happens on highways. The average highway carries 6,119 vehicles per day, 25% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 4,884 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 23% of the monitored road miles (96 miles, 224 segments), so they carry more than their share: 888,731 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈324 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 90% of counties in Nebraska.

Higher highway truck share than 95% of counties in Nebraska

Highway truck concentration here runs 59% higher than the state average, at 27.9%. That marks Buffalo as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.

Buffalo's highway truck share (27.9%) is higher than 95% of counties in Nebraska. 92% of counties in Nebraska see fewer highway trucks per day than Buffalo's roughly 1,710.

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Non-highway Traffic in Buffalo County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day4,884
Trucks5.5%
Average travel time32.4 min
Congestion ratio4.0%
Drivers’ average age44.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$78,636

Local roads carry more than half of all travel in Buffalo County, Nebraska (56% of vehicle-miles). The average non-highway road carries 4,884 vehicles per day.

Spread over 314 miles and 4,549 segments, 77% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 1,127,187 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈411 million per year). About 1 in 18 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (5.5%).

Younger drivers than 95% of counties in Nebraska

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 80% lower than on highways.

Non-highway congestion (4.0%) runs 77% lower than the state average, pointing to smoother local traffic flow.

89% of counties in Nebraska see lower average driver income among trip origins than Buffalo. Buffalo's median driver age is lower than 95% of counties in Nebraska.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–8:00 AM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 66% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are busier than weekdays: volumes run about 22% above weekday levels, which usually points to leisure, tourism or shopping traffic.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
July–September is the high season, with volumes +26% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
October is the quietest month, with volumes -40% versus the annual average.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Buffalo County, Nebraska, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +26% in high season.

Buffalo County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

The highway truck share sets Buffalo County apart: 59% above the Nebraska average. Its average daily traffic per road is also 37% above.

MetricBuffalo CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic4,9423,598+37.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)15.4%11.5%+33.5%
Truck % (Highway)27.9%17.6%+58.8%
Avg. Travel Time33.2 min33.0 min+0.5%

How Buffalo County compares

Buffalo County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Buffalo County moves 4.0 times the total daily travel and carries 109.9% 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.

Buffalo 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
Buffalo County4,94215.4%2,015,91833.2 min4.0%
Sherman County, Nebraska7589.2%96,94241.8 minN/A
Kearney County, Nebraska2,8628.2%376,09735.7 minN/A
Hall County, Nebraska2,77713.5%1,203,68434.4 minN/A
Phelps County, Nebraska3,0199.0%331,92538.2 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Buffalo County ranked within Nebraska

Average daily traffic volume places Buffalo County #5 of 93 in Nebraska - the top quarter of the state.

Buffalo County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasureBuffalo CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)4,942#5 of 93
Highway vehicle-miles per day888,731#7 of 61
Truck share on highways27.9%#4 of 61
Highway trucks per day1,710#6 of 61
Average travel time33.2 min#71 of 93
Average driver income$79,064#11 of 93
Average driver age44.2 yrs#88 of 93

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #5 of 93 on average daily traffic volume, against #88 of 93 on average driver age.

Busiest roads in Buffalo County, Nebraska

The three busiest roads in Buffalo County average 23,254 vehicles a day, 4.7 times the county average of 4,942 across all its monitored roads.

25th Street leads with 25,487 vehicles a day, 1,013 of them trucks (4.0%). I 80 carries the most trucks, 6,133 a day (28.3% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

Freight stands out on I 80: trucks are 28.3% of the traffic there, against 15.4% county-wide.

I 80 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 49.7 minutes against 33.2 county-wide.

Few trucks use 2nd Avenue: 3.8% of its traffic, under half the county's 15.4%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
125th StreetPrimary road · 25,487vehicles1,013trucks · 4.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
35.2 min
Drivers’ median age
43.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,209

25th Street carries 5.2 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 35.2 minutes.

22nd AvenueSecondary road · 22,578vehicles858trucks · 3.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
32.4 min
Drivers’ median age
45.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,597

2nd Avenue carries 4.6 times the county average at its busiest, 858 of them trucks (3.8%, below the county-wide 15.4%).

3I 80Motorway · 21,696vehicles6,133trucks · 28.3%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
49.7 min
Drivers’ median age
46.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,836

I 80 carries 4.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 49.7 minutes.

424th StreetPrimary road · 17,601vehicles862trucks · 4.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
37.6 min
Drivers’ median age
42.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,768

At 3.6 times the county average, 24th Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $77,768 in household income.

539th StreetSecondary road · 16,510vehicles559trucks · 3.4%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
32.6 min
Drivers’ median age
42.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,822

The busiest stretch of 39th Street carries 3.3 times the county average; trucks are 3.4% of it, below the county-wide 15.4%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 80Motorway · #3 by traffic21,696vehicles6,133trucks · 28.3%
225th StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic25,487vehicles1,013trucks · 4.0%
324th StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic17,601vehicles862trucks · 4.9%
42nd AvenueSecondary road · #2 by traffic22,578vehicles858trucks · 3.8%
511th StreetSecondary road · 12,747vehicles609trucks · 4.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
30.0 min
Drivers’ median age
42.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$79,402

On its busiest stretch, 11th Street carries 2.6 times the county average; trucks are 4.8% of it, below the county-wide 15.4%.

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

BuffaloDepartment 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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