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Traffic heat map of Cherry County, Nebraska: 253 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Main Street and C Street

Cherry County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Cherry County, Nebraska, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 835 road segments (253 road miles, about 1,600 ft each). Its busiest road, Main Street, carries 3,668 vehicles a day, 4.0 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 Cherry County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day927
Trucks

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

14.9%
Average travel time

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

33.3 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.

$59,474

Our data shows 927 vehicles per day on the average road in Cherry County, Nebraska, and 152,033 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈55.5 million per year) across its 253 miles of monitored roads. At 14.9%, the truck share runs above the 11.5% across Nebraska: about 1 in 7 vehicles.

Traffic 74% below the Nebraska average

Cherry sees 74% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (927 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. Network-wide, Cherry accounts for about 0.3% of Nebraska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 71% of counties in Nebraska see more traffic than Cherry's 927 vehicles per day.

Journey times here (33.3 minutes on average) closely track the state level. Its average travel time of 33.3 minutes is shorter than 73% of counties in Nebraska.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Cherry County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day1,166
Trucks15.8%
Average travel time34.8 min
Drivers’ average age51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$60,104

Highways carry the vast majority of travel in Cherry County, Nebraska, 86% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 1,166 vehicles per day, 114% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 546 vehicles per day.

Highways also make up about 72% of the monitored road miles: 182 miles in 514 segments, together carrying 130,241 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈47.5 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 50% of counties in Nebraska.

Fewer highway trucks than 92% of counties in Nebraska

At 15.8%, highway truck share is 10% lower than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Nebraska: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

73% of counties in Nebraska see a lower highway truck share than Cherry's 15.8%. Cherry's highway truck count is lower than 92% of counties in Nebraska, at roughly 185 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Cherry County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day546
Trucks9.4%
Average travel time30.8 min
Drivers’ average age50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$57,302

Local roads carry only a small share of the traffic in Cherry County, Nebraska, 14% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 546 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 28% of the monitored road miles (71 miles in 321 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 21,792 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈8.0 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 9.4%.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 84% of counties in Nebraska

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 41% fewer trucks by share.

84% of counties in Nebraska see higher average driver income among trip origins than Cherry. Cherry'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:
A long morning plateau from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 75% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 18% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
June–August is the high season, with volumes +24% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -32% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Cherry County, Nebraska, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +24% in high season.

Cherry County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Cherry County runs 74% below the Nebraska average. Its truck share, by contrast, is 29% above.

MetricCherry CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic9273,598-74.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)14.9%11.5%+29.4%
Truck % (Highway)15.8%17.6%-9.9%
Avg. Travel Time33.3 min33.0 min+0.8%

How Cherry County compares

Cherry County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Cherry County moves 2.9 times the total daily travel and sees 21.0% shorter typical trips; it has the second busiest roads of the five.

Cherry 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
Cherry County92714.9%152,03333.3 minN/A
Hooker County, Nebraska64113.5%25,55434.3 minN/A
Todd County, South Dakota1,24212.6%110,80038.4 minN/A
Bennett County, South Dakota55311.3%32,76934.8 minN/A
Thomas County, Nebraska73017.1%42,60560.9 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Cherry County ranked within Nebraska

Highway truck volume places Cherry County #56 of 61 in Nebraska - the bottom quarter of the state.

Cherry County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasureCherry CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)927#66 of 93
Highway vehicle-miles per day130,241#31 of 61
Truck share on highways15.8%#17 of 61
Highway trucks per day185#56 of 61
Average travel time33.3 min#68 of 93
Average driver income$59,474#78 of 93
Average driver age51.0 yrs#47 of 93

Cherry County ranks #17 of 61 on truck share on highways but #56 of 61 on highway truck volume - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Cherry County, Nebraska

The three busiest roads in Cherry County average 2,989 vehicles a day, 3.2 times the county average of 927 across all its monitored roads.

Main Street leads with 3,668 vehicles a day, 411 of them trucks (11.2%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

US 83 is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 20.7 minutes, against 33.3 for the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetTrunk road · 3,668vehicles411trucks · 11.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
30.4 min
Drivers’ median age
51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,491

On its busiest stretch, Main Street carries 4.0 times the county average; trucks are 11.2% of it, below the county-wide 14.9%.

2C StreetTrunk road · 3,224vehicles346trucks · 10.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
30.4 min
Drivers’ median age
51.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,104

C Street peaks at 3,224 vehicles a day, 3.5 times the county average; trucks are 10.7% of it, below the county-wide 14.9%.

3US 20Trunk road · 2,073vehicles288trucks · 13.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
31.1 min
Drivers’ median age
50.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,571

US 20 carries 2.2 times the county average at its busiest, 288 of them trucks (13.9%, below the county-wide 14.9%).

44th StreetTrunk road · 1,710vehicles231trucks · 13.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
23.4 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,381

4th Street is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 23.4 minutes, against 33.3 for the county.

5US 83Trunk road · 1,572vehicles204trucks · 13.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
20.7 min
Drivers’ median age
49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,850

US 83 carries 70% more than the county average at its busiest, 204 of them trucks (13.0%, below the county-wide 14.9%).

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Main StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic3,668vehicles411trucks · 11.2%
2C StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic3,224vehicles346trucks · 10.7%
3US 20Trunk road · #3 by traffic2,073vehicles288trucks · 13.9%
44th StreetTrunk road · #4 by traffic1,710vehicles231trucks · 13.5%
5US 83Trunk road · #5 by traffic1,572vehicles204trucks · 13.0%
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

CherryDepartment 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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