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Traffic heat map of Clay County, Nebraska: 177 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Center Street and NE 14

Clay County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Clay County, Nebraska? We measure 177 road miles, divided into 1,200 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, Center Street, carries 3,040 vehicles a day, 3.3 times the average road. 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 Clay County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day931
Trucks

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

8.7%
Average travel time

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

40.6 min
Drivers’ average age

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

51.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$76,073

Our data shows 931 vehicles per day on the average road in Clay County, Nebraska, and 159,618 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈58.3 million per year) across its 177 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 12 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across Nebraska.

Traffic 74% below the Nebraska average

Clay's average daily traffic volume is 74% lower than the state average - 931 vehicles per day against 3,598 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.3% of Nebraska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Clay carries less traffic than 70% of counties in Nebraska.

At 40.6 minutes, the average travel time is 23% higher than the state level. On travel time, Clay runs longer than 76% of counties in Nebraska.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Clay County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Clay County apart: 74% below the Nebraska average. Its truck share is also 25% below.

MetricClay CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic9313,598-74.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.7%11.5%-25.0%
Avg. Travel Time40.6 min33.0 min+22.9%

How Clay County compares

Clay County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Clay County carries 41.0% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest roads of the five. Quieter and more local than the areas around it on both counts: less traffic, and less of what there is arriving by truck.

Clay 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
Clay County9318.7%159,61840.6 minN/A
Adams County, Nebraska2,7156.5%502,82835.6 minN/A
Fillmore County, Nebraska91911.9%176,26440.4 minN/A
Nuckolls County, Nebraska9607.5%85,15033.6 minN/A
Hamilton County, Nebraska1,72221.0%507,53132.2 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Clay County ranked within Nebraska

Average driver income places Clay County #21 of 93 in Nebraska - the top quarter of the state.

Clay County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest).
MeasureClay CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)931#65 of 93
Average travel time40.6 min#23 of 93
Average driver income$76,073#21 of 93
Average driver age51.2 yrs#44 of 93

Busiest roads in Clay County, Nebraska

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 2,715 vehicles a day, against 931 on the average road in Clay County.

Center Street leads with 3,040 vehicles a day, 180 of them trucks (5.9%). NE 6 carries the most trucks, 245 a day (11.0% of its traffic), although it ranks #4 for all traffic.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Center StreetSecondary road · 3,040vehicles180trucks · 5.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
39.8 min
Drivers’ median age
50.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$75,873

Center Street carries 3.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 39.8 minutes.

2NE 14Secondary road · 2,636vehicles186trucks · 7.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
40.7 min
Drivers’ median age
50.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,217

At 2.8 times the county average, NE 14 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $76,217 in household income.

3Saunders AvenueTertiary road · 2,470vehicles210trucks · 8.5%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
40.6 min
Drivers’ median age
52.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,306

The busiest stretch of Saunders Avenue carries 2.7 times the county average; trucks are 8.5% of it, in line with the county-wide 8.7%.

4NE 6Primary road · 2,227vehicles245trucks · 11.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
43.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$77,839

On its busiest stretch, NE 6 carries 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 11.0% of it, above the county-wide 8.7%.

5French AvenuePrimary road · 1,642vehicles193trucks · 11.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
44.5 min
Drivers’ median age
52.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,702

At 76% more than the county average, French Avenue draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $78,702 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1NE 6Primary road · #4 by traffic2,227vehicles245trucks · 11.0%
2Saunders AvenueTertiary road · #3 by traffic2,470vehicles210trucks · 8.5%
3French AvenuePrimary road · #5 by traffic1,642vehicles193trucks · 11.8%
4NE 14Secondary road · #2 by traffic2,636vehicles186trucks · 7.1%
5Center StreetSecondary road · #1 by traffic3,040vehicles180trucks · 5.9%
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

ClayDepartment 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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