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Traffic heat map of Grant County, Nebraska: 55 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on NE 2 / NE 61 and NE 2

Grant County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Grant County, Nebraska, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 157 road segments (55 road miles, about 1,842 ft each). Trips here are among the 5 longest of any county in Nebraska. 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 Grant County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day645
Trucks

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

14.2%
Average travel time

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

51.5 min
Drivers’ average age

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

48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$64,264

The average monitored road in Grant County, Nebraska carries 645 vehicles per day. Across its 55 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 32,647 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈11.9 million per year). Trucks are 14.2% of traffic, more than the 11.5% across Nebraska.

Longer trips than 97% of counties in Nebraska

At 645 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Grant carries 82% less traffic than the state average of 3,598, suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is less than 0.1% of Nebraska's statewide total. 87% of counties in Nebraska see more traffic than Grant's 645 vehicles per day.

At 51.5 minutes, the average travel time is 56% higher than the state level. 97% of counties in Nebraska have a shorter average travel time than Grant's 51.5 minutes.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Grant County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day905
Trucks14.0%
Average travel time58.5 min
Drivers’ average age48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$64,084

Highways carry the vast majority of travel in Grant County, Nebraska, 85% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 905 vehicles per day, 325% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 213 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 60% of the monitored road miles (33 miles, 98 segments), so they carry more than their share: 27,640 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈10.1 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 90% of counties in Nebraska

Highway truck concentration here runs 21% lower than the state average, at 14.0%. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

Grant's highway truck share (14.0%) is higher than 50% of counties in Nebraska. Grant's highway truck count is lower than 90% of counties in Nebraska, at roughly 127 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Grant County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day213
Trucks15.3%
Average travel time39.9 min
Drivers’ average age49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,063

Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Grant County, Nebraska, 15% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 213 vehicles per day.

Spread over 22 miles and 59 segments, 40% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 5,008 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈1.8 million per year). Trucks make up 15.3% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 7 vehicles.

Younger drivers than 72% of counties in Nebraska

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 9% higher than the highway network.

68% of counties in Nebraska see higher average driver income among trip origins than Grant. 72% of counties in Nebraska have an older driver population than Grant.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Grant County, Nebraska, traffic has a sharp commute peak, with the busiest hour carrying about 9% of the day's traffic.

Grant County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Grant County runs 82% below the Nebraska average. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 56% above.

MetricGrant CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic6453,598-82.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)14.2%11.5%+23.0%
Truck % (Highway)14.0%17.6%-20.5%
Avg. Travel Time51.5 min33.0 min+56.0%

How Grant County compares

Trips in Grant County run longer than in any nearby county

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Grant County sees 28.5% longer typical trips; it has the second busiest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Grant 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
Grant County64514.2%32,64751.5 minN/A
Arthur County, Nebraska49110.4%13,63443.6 minN/A
Hooker County, Nebraska64113.5%25,55434.3 minN/A
Garden County, Nebraska1,88711.2%128,73345.0 minN/A
McPherson County, Nebraska4758.9%10,89637.6 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Grant County ranked within Nebraska

Grant County sits in the top quarter of the Nebraska field on average travel time, at #4 of 93.

Grant County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasureGrant CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)645#81 of 93
Highway vehicle-miles per day27,640#56 of 61
Truck share on highways14.0%#31 of 61
Highway trucks per day127#55 of 61
Average travel time51.5 min#4 of 93
Average driver income$64,264#64 of 93
Average driver age48.8 yrs#67 of 93

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #4 of 93 on average travel time, against #56 of 61 on highway travel volume.

Busiest roads in Grant County, Nebraska

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Grant County carry 777 vehicles a day on average, 20% more than the typical road in the county (645).

NE 2 / NE 61 leads with 1,227 vehicles a day, 135 of them trucks (11.0%). It also carries the most trucks.

Trucks make up 55.4% of traffic on South Ashby, against 14.2% across all roads in the county.

South Ashby is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 25.0 minutes, against 51.5 for the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1NE 2 / NE 61Trunk road · 1,227vehicles135trucks · 11.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
56.9 min
Drivers’ median age
48.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,676

At 90% more than the county average, NE 2 / NE 61 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $66,676 in household income.

2NE 2Trunk road · 855vehicles114trucks · 13.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
58.6 min
Drivers’ median age
48.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,408

NE 2 is busy by local standards, at 32% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 13.3% of it, below the county-wide 14.2%.

361Secondary road · 250vehicles28trucks · 11.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
37.3 min
Drivers’ median age
49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,063

Trips on 61 are short, a median 37.3 minutes against 51.5 county-wide, so it mostly serves local errands and commutes.

4NE 61Secondary road · 181vehicles18trucks · 10.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
48.9 min
Drivers’ median age
49.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,063

NE 61 is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 72% less than the county average; trucks are 10.2% of it, below the county-wide 14.2%.

5South AshbyTertiary road · 166vehicles92trucks · 55.4%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
25.0 min

Even at its busiest, South Ashby carries 74% less than the county average; trucks are 55.4% of it, above the county-wide 14.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1NE 2 / NE 61Trunk road · #1 by traffic1,227vehicles135trucks · 11.0%
2NE 2Trunk road · #2 by traffic855vehicles114trucks · 13.3%
3South AshbyTertiary road · #5 by traffic166vehicles92trucks · 55.4%
461Secondary road · #3 by traffic250vehicles28trucks · 11.2%
5NE 61Secondary road · #4 by traffic181vehicles18trucks · 10.2%
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

GrantDepartment 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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