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Traffic heat map of Garden County, Nebraska: 67 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Avenue A and US 26

Garden County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Garden County, Nebraska, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 588 road segments (67 road miles, about 602 ft each). Its drivers come from the lowest-income neighborhoods of any county in Nebraska, averaging $47,919. 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 Garden County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,887
Trucks

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

11.2%
Average travel time

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

45.0 min
Drivers’ average age

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

60.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$47,919

Our data shows 1,887 vehicles per day on the average road in Garden County, Nebraska, and 128,733 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈47.0 million per year) across its 67 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 9 vehicles is a truck, in line with Nebraska (11.5%).

Longer trips than 91% of counties in Nebraska

Garden's average daily traffic volume is 48% lower than the state average - 1,887 vehicles per day against 3,598 - suggesting less traffic load per road - less drive-by exposure for retail, but easier access for deliveries. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.3% of Nebraska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 65% of counties in Nebraska see less traffic than Garden's 1,887 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 45.0 minutes, 36% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 45.0 minutes is longer than 91% of counties in Nebraska.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Garden County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Garden County runs 48% below the Nebraska average. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 36% above.

MetricGarden CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic1,8873,598-47.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.2%11.5%-3.0%
Avg. Travel Time45.0 min33.0 min+36.1%

How Garden County compares

Garden County against nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Garden County carries 67.2% more traffic on a typical road and runs 5.6 percentage points less truck traffic; it has the busiest roads of the five. The mirror image of a big network: fewer road-miles carrying heavier traffic, so the travel here is concentrated rather than spread out.

Garden 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
Garden County1,88711.2%128,73345.0 minN/A
Deuel County, Nebraska1,87830.0%772,71540.9 minN/A
Arthur County, Nebraska49110.4%13,63443.6 minN/A
Grant County, Nebraska64514.2%32,64751.5 minN/A
Morrill County, Nebraska1,50012.4%221,18045.5 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Garden County ranked within Nebraska

On average driver age, Garden County is among the three highest county-level areas in Nebraska.

Garden County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest).
MeasureGarden CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,887#33 of 93
Average travel time45.0 min#9 of 93
Average driver income$47,919#93 of 93
Average driver age60.0 yrs#2 of 93

Garden County ranks #2 of 93 on average driver age but #93 of 93 on average driver income. The driver population here skews older and lower-income than most of Nebraska.

Busiest roads in Garden County, Nebraska

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Garden County carry 3,805 vehicles a day on average, 2.0 times the typical road in the county (1,887).

Avenue A leads with 4,246 vehicles a day, 467 of them trucks (11.0%). NE 26 carries the most trucks, 474 a day (15.1% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

2nd Street is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 30.3 minutes, against 45.0 for the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Avenue APrimary road · 4,246vehicles467trucks · 11.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
38.8 min
Drivers’ median age
60.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$44,587

At 2.3 times the county average, Avenue A draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $44,587 in household income.

2US 26Primary road · 4,026vehicles410trucks · 10.2%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
42.0 min
Drivers’ median age
59.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$46,659

The busiest stretch of US 26 carries 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 10.2% of it, below the county-wide 11.2%.

3NE 26Primary road · 3,144vehicles474trucks · 15.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
52.1 min
Drivers’ median age
59.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$49,379

NE 26 carries 67% more than the county average at its busiest, 474 of them trucks (15.1%, above the county-wide 11.2%).

42nd StreetTertiary road · 1,376vehicles82trucks · 6.0%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
30.3 min
Drivers’ median age
60.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$42,136

Even at its busiest, 2nd Street carries 27% less than the county average; trucks are 6.0% of it, below the county-wide 11.2%.

5NE 92Secondary road · 751vehicles66trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
33.6 min
Drivers’ median age
60.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,237

Trips on NE 92 are short, a median 33.6 minutes against 45.0 county-wide, so it mostly serves local errands and commutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1NE 26Primary road · #3 by traffic3,144vehicles474trucks · 15.1%
2Avenue APrimary road · #1 by traffic4,246vehicles467trucks · 11.0%
3US 26Primary road · #2 by traffic4,026vehicles410trucks · 10.2%
42nd StreetTertiary road · #4 by traffic1,376vehicles82trucks · 6.0%
5NE 92Secondary road · #5 by traffic751vehicles66trucks · 8.7%
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

GardenDepartment 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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Q3 2026

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