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Traffic heat map of Franklin County, Nebraska: 119 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 16th Avenue and NE 10

Franklin County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, 16th Avenue, carries 2,495 vehicles a day, 3.2 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Franklin County, Nebraska across 119 miles of monitored roads split into 848 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Franklin County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day785
Trucks

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

8.1%
Average travel time

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

33.7 min
Drivers’ average age

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

56.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$57,900

A typical monitored road in Franklin County, Nebraska sees 785 vehicles per day, while its 119 miles of monitored roads together handle 89,504 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈32.7 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Nebraska: 8.1% against 11.5%.

Traffic 78% below the Nebraska average

Franklin's average daily traffic volume is 78% lower than the state average - 785 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 0.2% of Nebraska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 78% of counties in Nebraska see more traffic than Franklin's 785 vehicles per day.

At 33.7 minutes, the average travel time matches the state level closely. On travel time, Franklin runs shorter than 67% of counties in Nebraska.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Franklin County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Franklin County's biggest difference from the Nebraska average is its average daily traffic per road, 78% below it. Its truck share is also 30% below.

MetricFranklin CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic7853,598-78.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.1%11.5%-29.7%
Avg. Travel Time33.7 min33.0 min+2.0%

How Franklin County compares

Franklin County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Franklin County carries 42.2% less traffic on a typical road; it has the third busiest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Franklin 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
Franklin County7858.1%89,50433.7 minN/A
Kearney County, Nebraska2,8628.2%376,09735.7 minN/A
Harlan County, Nebraska1,09511.8%136,71236.1 minN/A
Webster County, Nebraska7618.2%70,48335.3 minN/A
Smith County, Kansas71810.9%71,38831.9 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Franklin County ranked within Nebraska

Average driver age places Franklin County #4 of 93 in Nebraska - the top quarter of the state.

Franklin County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest).
MeasureFranklin CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)785#73 of 93
Average travel time33.7 min#63 of 93
Average driver income$57,900#83 of 93
Average driver age56.1 yrs#4 of 93

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #4 of 93 on average driver age, against #83 of 93 on average driver income.

Busiest roads in Franklin County, Nebraska

The three busiest roads in Franklin County average 1,988 vehicles a day, 2.5 times the county average of 785 across all its monitored roads.

16th Avenue leads with 2,495 vehicles a day, 232 of them trucks (9.3%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
116th AvenuePrimary road · 2,495vehicles232trucks · 9.3%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
31.8 min
Drivers’ median age
55.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,363

16th Avenue carries 3.2 times the county average at its busiest, 232 of them trucks (9.3%, above the county-wide 8.1%).

2NE 10Secondary road · 1,895vehicles150trucks · 7.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
40.7 min
Drivers’ median age
56.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,111

NE 10 carries 2.4 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 40.7 minutes.

3NE 136Primary road · 1,574vehicles134trucks · 8.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
29.3 min
Drivers’ median age
57.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,673

At 2.0 times the county average, NE 136 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $53,673 in household income.

4M StreetTertiary road · 1,299vehicles65trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
28.4 min
Drivers’ median age
57.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,172

At 65% more than the county average, M Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $53,172 in household income.

5Franklin StreetPrimary road · 1,256vehicles99trucks · 7.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
27.3 min
Drivers’ median age
56.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,086

Franklin Street is busy by local standards, at 60% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 7.9% of it, in line with the county-wide 8.1%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
116th AvenuePrimary road · #1 by traffic2,495vehicles232trucks · 9.3%
2NE 10Secondary road · #2 by traffic1,895vehicles150trucks · 7.9%
3NE 136Primary road · #3 by traffic1,574vehicles134trucks · 8.5%
4Sherman StreetPrimary road · 1,184vehicles104trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
28.6 min
Drivers’ median age
57.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,125

Sherman Street peaks at 1,184 vehicles a day, 51% more than the county average; trucks are 8.8% of it, above the county-wide 8.1%.

5Franklin StreetPrimary road · #5 by traffic1,256vehicles99trucks · 7.9%
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

FranklinDepartment 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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