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Traffic heat map of Custer County, Nebraska: 387 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on E Street and 5th Avenue

Custer County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 387 road miles in Custer County, Nebraska, divided into 2,393 segments averaging 854 ft. Its busiest road, E Street, carries 6,638 vehicles a day, 5.8 times the average road. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Custer County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,146
Trucks

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

10.5%
Average travel time

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

37.3 min
Drivers’ average age

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

51.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$70,278

A typical monitored road in Custer County, Nebraska sees 1,146 vehicles per day, while its 387 miles of monitored roads together handle 300,297 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈110 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles is a truck, in line with Nebraska (11.5%).

Traffic 68% below the Nebraska average

Custer sees 68% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,146 vehicles per day against 3,598), suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.6% of Nebraska's statewide total. By volume, Custer's 1,146 vehicles per day trails 59% of counties in Nebraska.

At 37.3 minutes, the average travel time is 13% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 37.3 minutes is longer than 60% of counties in Nebraska.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Custer County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day3,299
Trucks12.7%
Average travel time36.6 min
Drivers’ average age51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$70,851

Travel in Custer County, Nebraska splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (48% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 3,299 vehicles per day, 408% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 649 vehicles per day.

With 16% of the road miles (63 miles in 449 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 142,722 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈52.1 million per year).

57% of counties in Nebraska move less traffic on their highways.

Lower highway truck share than 65% of counties in Nebraska

At 12.7%, highway truck share is 28% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

65% of counties in Nebraska see a higher highway truck share than Custer's 12.7%. 63% of counties in Nebraska see more highway trucks per day than Custer's roughly 417.

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Non-highway Traffic in Custer County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day649
Trucks8.5%
Average travel time37.5 min
Drivers’ average age51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,680

Travel in Custer County, Nebraska splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (52% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 649 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 84% of the monitored road miles (324 miles in 1,944 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 157,575 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈57.5 million per year). About 1 in 12 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (8.5%).

Local roads carry 33% fewer trucks by share than highways

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 33% lower than on highways.

Custer's average driver income is higher than 59% of counties in Nebraska. Custer's median driver age is higher than 54% 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 66% 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 +12% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -28% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Custer County, Nebraska, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +12% in high season.

Custer County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Custer County's biggest difference from the Nebraska average is its average daily traffic per road, 68% below it. Its highway truck share is also 28% below.

MetricCuster CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic1,1463,598-68.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.5%11.5%-9.3%
Truck % (Highway)12.7%17.6%-28.1%
Avg. Travel Time37.3 min33.0 min+13.0%

How Custer County compares

Custer County against nearby counties

Nothing in this table sets Custer County sharply apart from the 4 areas nearest to it, though it has the second busiest roads of the five.

Custer 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
Custer County1,14610.5%300,29737.3 minN/A
Dawson County, Nebraska1,96021.9%1,286,62229.6 minN/A
Blaine County, Nebraska60813.1%31,50647.7 minN/A
Loup County, Nebraska4719.5%31,17838.3 minN/A
Valley County, Nebraska1,0067.0%66,41530.4 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Custer County ranked within Nebraska

On all 7 measures below, Custer County lands in the middle of the Nebraska field rather than at either end.

Custer County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasureCuster CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,146#55 of 93
Highway vehicle-miles per day142,722#27 of 61
Truck share on highways12.7%#40 of 61
Highway trucks per day417#39 of 61
Average travel time37.3 min#38 of 93
Average driver income$70,278#39 of 93
Average driver age51.4 yrs#43 of 93

Busiest roads in Custer County, Nebraska

The three busiest roads in Custer County average 4,303 vehicles a day, 3.8 times the county average of 1,146 across all its monitored roads.

E Street is the busiest road, at 6,638 vehicles a day, 531 of them trucks (8.0%). That is 89% more than the next road, 5th Avenue (3,512). It also carries the most trucks.

5th Avenue is busy with cars rather than freight: only 5.0% of its traffic is trucks, against 10.5% county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1E StreetTrunk road · 6,638vehicles531trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
32.1 min
Drivers’ median age
51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,173

E Street carries 5.8 times the county average at its busiest, 531 of them trucks (8.0%, below the county-wide 10.5%).

25th AvenueTertiary road · 3,512vehicles175trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
28.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,483

On its busiest stretch, 5th Avenue carries 3.1 times the county average; trucks are 5.0% of it, below the county-wide 10.5%.

3NE 2Trunk road · 2,757vehicles360trucks · 13.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
43.8 min
Drivers’ median age
50.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,002

NE 2 peaks at 2,757 vehicles a day, 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 13.1% of it, above the county-wide 10.5%.

48th AvenueSecondary road · 2,074vehicles146trucks · 7.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
35.1 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,298

8th Avenue carries 81% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 35.1 minutes.

510th AvenueTertiary road · 2,033vehicles107trucks · 5.3%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
31.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,680

At 77% more than the county average, 10th Avenue draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $69,680 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1E StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic6,638vehicles531trucks · 8.0%
2NE 2Trunk road · #3 by traffic2,757vehicles360trucks · 13.1%
35th AvenueTertiary road · #2 by traffic3,512vehicles175trucks · 5.0%
48th AvenueSecondary road · #4 by traffic2,074vehicles146trucks · 7.0%
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

CusterDepartment 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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