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Traffic heat map of Hitchcock County, Nebraska: 90 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 6 and Main Street

Hitchcock County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

The average road here carries 1,165 vehicles a day, 68% less than the Nebraska average of 3,598. This page breaks down traffic in Hitchcock County, Nebraska across 90 miles of monitored roads split into 491 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 Hitchcock County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,165
Trucks

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

10.0%
Average travel time

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

37.5 min
Drivers’ average age

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

52.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$55,082

The average monitored road in Hitchcock County, Nebraska carries 1,165 vehicles per day. Across its 90 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 87,438 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈31.9 million per year). Trucks are 10.0% of traffic, close to the 11.5% across Nebraska.

Traffic 68% below the Nebraska average

Hitchcock sees 68% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,165 vehicles per day against 3,598), suggesting less demand on each 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. By volume, Hitchcock's 1,165 vehicles per day trails 57% of counties in Nebraska.

At 37.5 minutes, the average travel time is 14% higher than the state level. 61% of counties in Nebraska have a shorter average travel time than Hitchcock's 37.5 minutes.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Hitchcock County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Hitchcock County runs 68% below the Nebraska average.

MetricHitchcock CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic1,1653,598-67.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.0%11.5%-13.3%
Avg. Travel Time37.5 min33.0 min+13.5%

How Hitchcock County compares

Hitchcock County against nearby counties

Hitchcock County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though it has the second busiest roads of the five.

Hitchcock 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
Hitchcock County1,16510.0%87,43837.5 minN/A
Hayes County, Nebraska9019.7%45,18639.5 minN/A
Rawlins County, Kansas8519.1%60,85534.0 minN/A
Red Willow County, Nebraska2,8308.8%238,95433.3 minN/A
Dundy County, Nebraska86212.3%65,69337.1 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Hitchcock County ranked within Nebraska

Average driver income places Hitchcock County #88 of 93 in Nebraska - the bottom quarter of the state.

Hitchcock County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest).
MeasureHitchcock CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,165#53 of 93
Average travel time37.5 min#37 of 93
Average driver income$55,082#88 of 93
Average driver age52.7 yrs#30 of 93

Hitchcock County ranks #30 of 93 on average driver age but #88 of 93 on average driver income - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Hitchcock County, Nebraska

The three busiest roads in Hitchcock County average 1,967 vehicles a day, 69% more than the county average of 1,165 across all its monitored roads.

US 6 leads with 2,913 vehicles a day, 291 of them trucks (10.0%). That is 94% more than the next road, Main Street (1,502). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Tate Avenue carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 93.7 minutes against 37.5 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 6Primary road · 2,913vehicles291trucks · 10.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
38.3 min
Drivers’ median age
52.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,966

US 6 peaks at 2,913 vehicles a day, 2.5 times the county average; trucks are 10.0% of it, in line with the county-wide 10.0%.

2Main StreetSecondary road · 1,502vehicles104trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
26.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$52,377

Main Street is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 26.9 minutes, against 37.5 for the county.

3US 34Primary road · 1,487vehicles147trucks · 9.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
30.9 min
Drivers’ median age
53.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$53,727

At 28% more than the county average, US 34 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $53,727 in household income.

4Howard StreetPrimary road · 1,089vehicles127trucks · 11.7%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
39.6 min
Drivers’ median age
56.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$50,931

Even at its busiest, Howard Street carries 7% less than the county average; trucks are 11.7% of it, above the county-wide 10.0%.

5Tate AvenueSecondary road · 683vehicles68trucks · 9.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
93.7 min
Drivers’ median age
51.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,344

Tate Avenue is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 41% less than the county average; trucks are 9.9% of it, in line with the county-wide 10.0%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 6Primary road · #1 by traffic2,913vehicles291trucks · 10.0%
2US 34Primary road · #3 by traffic1,487vehicles147trucks · 9.9%
3Howard StreetPrimary road · #4 by traffic1,089vehicles127trucks · 11.7%
4Main StreetSecondary road · #2 by traffic1,502vehicles104trucks · 6.9%
5Tate AvenueSecondary road · #5 by traffic683vehicles68trucks · 9.9%
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

HitchcockDepartment 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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