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Traffic heat map of Butler County, Nebraska: 162 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 4th Street and US 81

Butler County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

Our Butler County, Nebraska traffic data covers 1,517 road segments over 162 road miles, with an average segment of just 565 ft. Its busiest road, 4th Street, carries 5,243 vehicles a day, 4.4 times the average road. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Butler County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,204
Trucks

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

10.2%
Average travel time

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

41.6 min
Drivers’ average age

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

48.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$79,398

The average monitored road in Butler County, Nebraska carries 1,204 vehicles per day. Across its 162 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 232,521 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈84.9 million per year). Trucks are 10.2% of traffic, close to the 11.5% across Nebraska.

Traffic 67% below the Nebraska average

Butler's average daily traffic volume is 67% lower than the state average - 1,204 vehicles per day against 3,598 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.5% of Nebraska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 55% of counties in Nebraska see more traffic than Butler's 1,204 vehicles per day.

Journey times run 26% higher than the state level, at 41.6 minutes on average. 80% of counties in Nebraska have a shorter average travel time than Butler's 41.6 minutes.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Butler County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day3,283
Trucks14.2%
Average travel time49.7 min
Drivers’ average age49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$78,227

At 18% of vehicle-miles, highways carry a smaller share of the traffic in Butler County, Nebraska than local roads. The average highway carries 3,283 vehicles per day, 190% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,130 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 7% of the monitored road miles (11 miles, 52 segments), so they carry more than their share: 40,798 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈14.9 million per year).

Passenger-oriented highways

Highway truck concentration here runs 19% lower than the state average, at 14.2%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 53% of counties in Nebraska. By raw truck volume, Butler carries more highway trucks than 62% of counties in Nebraska.

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Non-highway Traffic in Butler County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day1,130
Trucks9.3%
Average travel time41.3 min
Drivers’ average age48.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$79,623

Local roads carry the vast majority of travel in Butler County, Nebraska, 82% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,130 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 93% (151 miles in 1,465 segments), carrying 191,722 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈70.0 million per year). Trucks make up 9.3% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 11 vehicles.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 90% of counties in Nebraska

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 34% lower than on highways.

90% of counties in Nebraska see lower average driver income among trip origins than Butler. The driver population here skews younger than 70% of counties in Nebraska.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Butler County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Butler County's biggest difference from the Nebraska average is its average daily traffic per road, 67% below it. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 26% above.

MetricButler CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic1,2043,598-66.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.2%11.5%-11.6%
Truck % (Highway)14.2%17.6%-19.1%
Avg. Travel Time41.6 min33.0 min+25.9%

How Butler County compares

Butler County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Butler County carries 39.1% less traffic on a typical road and moves 43.0% of the total daily travel; it has the quietest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Butler 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
Butler County1,20410.2%232,52141.6 minN/A
Polk County, Nebraska1,49510.8%153,19839.4 minN/A
Seward County, Nebraska2,45617.5%1,143,27335.1 min11.9%
Saunders County, Nebraska2,4687.9%625,87232.3 minN/A
Colfax County, Nebraska1,48712.2%240,74935.4 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Butler County ranked within Nebraska

Butler County sits in the top quarter of the Nebraska field on average driver income, at #10 of 93.

Butler County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasureButler CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,204#52 of 93
Highway vehicle-miles per day40,798#49 of 61
Truck share on highways14.2%#29 of 61
Highway trucks per day467#24 of 61
Average travel time41.6 min#19 of 93
Average driver income$79,398#10 of 93
Average driver age48.9 yrs#65 of 93

Butler County ranks #10 of 93 on average driver income but #49 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 Butler County, Nebraska

The three busiest roads in Butler County average 4,314 vehicles a day, 3.6 times the county average of 1,204 across all its monitored roads.

4th Street is the busiest road, at 5,243 vehicles a day, 432 of them trucks (8.2%). A Road carries the most trucks, 551 a day (14.3% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

Trips using 31 Road are long: a median of 58.6 minutes against 41.6 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
14th StreetSecondary road · 5,243vehicles432trucks · 8.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
28.4 min
Drivers’ median age
49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,704

4th Street is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 28.4 minutes, against 41.6 for the county.

2US 81Trunk road · 3,857vehicles447trucks · 11.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
43.9 min
Drivers’ median age
49.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,309

US 81 carries 3.2 times the county average at its busiest, 447 of them trucks (11.6%, above the county-wide 10.2%).

3A RoadTrunk road · 3,842vehicles551trucks · 14.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
50.9 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,129

A Road carries 3.2 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 50.9 minutes.

4MN RoadSecondary road · 3,660vehicles262trucks · 7.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
32.2 min
Drivers’ median age
48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,798

At 3.0 times the county average, MN Road draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $76,798 in household income.

532 RoadPrimary road · 3,393vehicles372trucks · 11.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
54.7 min
Drivers’ median age
48.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$81,733

Drivers on 32 Road are on long journeys, a median 54.7 minutes against 41.6 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1A RoadTrunk road · #3 by traffic3,842vehicles551trucks · 14.3%
2US 81Trunk road · #2 by traffic3,857vehicles447trucks · 11.6%
34th StreetSecondary road · #1 by traffic5,243vehicles432trucks · 8.2%
432 RoadPrimary road · #5 by traffic3,393vehicles372trucks · 11.0%
531 RoadPrimary road · 2,943vehicles368trucks · 12.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
58.6 min
Drivers’ median age
47.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,733

The busiest stretch of 31 Road carries 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 12.5% of it, above the county-wide 10.2%.

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

ButlerDepartment 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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