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Traffic heat map of Cedar County, Nebraska: 187 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Willow Street and NE 81

Cedar County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Cedar County, Nebraska, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 1,600 road segments (187 road miles, about 616 ft each). Its busiest road, Willow Street, carries 5,219 vehicles a day, 3.8 times the average road. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Cedar County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,370
Trucks

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

10.1%
Average travel time

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

34.6 min
Drivers’ average age

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

51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$73,255

Our data shows 1,370 vehicles per day on the average road in Cedar County, Nebraska, and 253,516 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈92.5 million per year) across its 187 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 10 vehicles is a truck, in line with Nebraska (11.5%).

Traffic 62% below the Nebraska average

Cedar's average daily traffic volume is 62% lower than the state average - 1,370 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. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.5% of Nebraska's statewide total. Cedar carries more traffic than 52% of counties in Nebraska.

The average trip takes 34.6 minutes, on par with the state level. Its average travel time of 34.6 minutes is shorter than 60% of counties in Nebraska.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Cedar County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day2,666
Trucks12.6%
Average travel time42.2 min
Drivers’ average age51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$72,794

Travel in Cedar County, Nebraska splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (55% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 2,666 vehicles per day, 181% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 948 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 29% of the monitored road miles (53 miles, 393 segments), so they carry more than their share: 138,972 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈50.7 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 55% of counties in Nebraska.

Lower highway truck share than 68% of counties in Nebraska

Highway truck concentration here runs 28% lower than the state average, at 12.6%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here trail 68% of counties in Nebraska. Cedar's highway truck count is lower than 62% of counties in Nebraska, at roughly 336 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Cedar County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day948
Trucks7.0%
Average travel time32.2 min
Drivers’ average age50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$73,632

Travel in Cedar County, Nebraska splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (45% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. A typical local road sees 948 vehicles per day.

Spread over 133 miles and 1,207 segments, 71% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 114,544 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈41.8 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.0%.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 67% of counties in Nebraska

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 44% fewer trucks by share.

Cedar's average driver income is higher than 67% of counties in Nebraska. Cedar's median driver age is lower than 51% of counties in Nebraska.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
AM peak 7:00 AM–9:00 AM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 83% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekend traffic is about as busy as on weekdays (-5%): leisure and through trips largely replace the commute.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
July–September is the high season, with volumes +26% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -38% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Cedar County, Nebraska, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +26% in high season.

Cedar County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Cedar County runs 62% below the Nebraska average. Its highway truck share is also 28% below.

MetricCedar CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic1,3703,598-61.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.1%11.5%-12.6%
Truck % (Highway)12.6%17.6%-28.4%
Avg. Travel Time34.6 min33.0 min+4.8%

How Cedar County compares

Cedar County has a higher truck share than any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Cedar County carries 31.7% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five.

Cedar 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
Cedar County1,37010.1%253,51634.6 minN/A
Dixon County, Nebraska1,2629.0%128,18442.6 minN/A
Yankton County, South Dakota2,7266.8%395,21530.7 minN/A
Clay County, South Dakota1,6078.6%244,63531.7 min8.8%
Wayne County, Nebraska2,4277.9%212,54135.0 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Cedar County ranked within Nebraska

Cedar County sits close to the Nebraska median on every measure below - no single figure sets it apart from the state as a whole.

Cedar County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasureCedar CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,370#45 of 93
Highway vehicle-miles per day138,972#28 of 61
Truck share on highways12.6%#41 of 61
Highway trucks per day336#38 of 61
Average travel time34.6 min#56 of 93
Average driver income$73,255#31 of 93
Average driver age51.0 yrs#47 of 93

Busiest roads in Cedar County, Nebraska

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Cedar County carry 3,746 vehicles a day on average, 2.7 times the typical road in the county (1,370).

Willow Street leads with 5,219 vehicles a day, 535 of them trucks (10.2%). No other road comes close: NE 81, in second place, carries 3,182. It also carries the most trucks.

1st Street carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 50.9 minutes against 34.6 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Willow StreetTrunk road · 5,219vehicles535trucks · 10.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
33.8 min
Drivers’ median age
51.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,875

Willow Street carries 3.8 times the county average at its busiest, 535 of them trucks (10.2%, in line with the county-wide 10.1%).

2NE 81Trunk road · 3,182vehicles388trucks · 12.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
46.1 min
Drivers’ median age
51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$75,370

NE 81 carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 46.1 minutes, against 34.6 for the county.

3Robinson AvenueSecondary road · 2,836vehicles217trucks · 7.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
25.8 min
Drivers’ median age
52.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,507

Trips on Robinson Avenue are short, a median 25.8 minutes against 34.6 county-wide, so it mostly serves local errands and commutes.

4NE 20Trunk road · 2,141vehicles270trucks · 12.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
37.3 min
Drivers’ median age
51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,422

NE 20 carries 56% more than the county average at its busiest, 270 of them trucks (12.6%, above the county-wide 10.1%).

5NE 15Secondary road · 1,825vehicles116trucks · 6.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
33.2 min
Drivers’ median age
45.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,403

NE 15 carries 33% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.2 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Willow StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic5,219vehicles535trucks · 10.2%
2NE 81Trunk road · #2 by traffic3,182vehicles388trucks · 12.2%
3NE 20Trunk road · #4 by traffic2,141vehicles270trucks · 12.6%
4Robinson AvenueSecondary road · #3 by traffic2,836vehicles217trucks · 7.7%
51st StreetTrunk road · 1,464vehicles205trucks · 14.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
50.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,937

At 7% more than the county average, 1st Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $66,937 in household income.

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

CedarDepartment 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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