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Traffic heat map of Keith County, Nebraska: 312 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 80 and Highway 26/61

Keith County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 312 road miles in Keith County, Nebraska, divided into 1,475 segments averaging 1,116 ft. Its average highway carries more trucks than in any other county in Nebraska, about 4,496 a day. 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 Keith County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,888
Trucks

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

21.6%
Average travel time

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

38.0 min
Drivers’ average age

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

52.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$72,418

The average monitored road in Keith County, Nebraska carries 2,888 vehicles per day. Across its 312 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 2,214,554 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈808 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 21.6% of traffic, against 11.5% across Nebraska.

Busier roads than 89% of counties in Nebraska

Keith sees 20% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (2,888 vehicles per day against 3,598), suggesting less demand on each road - a factor worth weighing in site selection and logistics planning. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 4.4% of Nebraska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Keith's 2,888 vehicles per day outpaces 89% of counties in Nebraska.

At 38.0 minutes, the average travel time is 15% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 38.0 minutes is longer than 65% of counties in Nebraska.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Keith County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day15,599
Trucks24.5%
Average travel time52.6 min
Drivers’ average age49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$78,727

Highways carry the vast majority of travel in Keith County, Nebraska, 83% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 15,599 vehicles per day, 529% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,479 vehicles per day.

With 32% of the road miles (100 miles in 46 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 1,833,250 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈669 million per year).

No more than 4 other counties in Nebraska move more traffic on their highways.

The most highway trucks of any county in Nebraska

Highway truck concentration here runs 39% higher than the state average, at 24.5%. Highways here lean toward freight, so highway access is a real asset for logistics operators.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 88% of counties in Nebraska. At roughly 4,496 trucks per day, Keith carries the highest volume of highway trucks in Nebraska.

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Non-highway Traffic in Keith County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day2,479
Trucks7.8%
Average travel time37.6 min
Drivers’ average age55.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$61,937

Local roads carry a smaller share of travel in Keith County, Nebraska, 17% of vehicle-miles; most driving happens on highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 2,479 vehicles per day.

Spread over 212 miles and 1,429 segments, 68% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 381,304 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈139 million per year). Trucks make up 7.8% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 13 vehicles.

Local roads carry 68% fewer trucks by share than highways

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 68% fewer trucks by share.

Keith's average driver income is higher than 66% of counties in Nebraska. 64% of counties in Nebraska have a younger driver population than Keith.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Keith County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

The truck share sets Keith County apart: 88% above the Nebraska average. Its highway truck share is also 39% above.

MetricKeith CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic2,8883,598-19.7%
Truck % (Total Traffic)21.6%11.5%+87.7%
Truck % (Highway)24.5%17.6%+39.3%
Avg. Travel Time38.0 min33.0 min+15.2%

How Keith County compares

Keith County moves more traffic than any nearby county

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Keith County moves 7.9 times the total daily travel and carries 88.3% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five. Bigger and busier at once: more road than the areas around it and heavier traffic on it, which makes it the centre of gravity for travel in this part of the map.

Keith 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
Keith County2,88821.6%2,214,55438.0 minN/A
Perkins County, Nebraska1,9227.6%150,45131.8 minN/A
Arthur County, Nebraska49110.4%13,63443.6 minN/A
Deuel County, Nebraska1,87830.0%772,71540.9 minN/A
Chase County, Nebraska1,8428.8%177,76031.6 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Keith County ranked within Nebraska

Keith County posts the highest highway truck volume of any county-level area in Nebraska.

Keith County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasureKeith CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,888#11 of 93
Highway vehicle-miles per day1,833,250#5 of 61
Truck share on highways24.5%#8 of 61
Highway trucks per day3,823#1 of 61
Average travel time38.0 min#33 of 93
Average driver income$72,418#32 of 93
Average driver age52.4 yrs#34 of 93

Busiest roads in Keith County, Nebraska

The three busiest roads in Keith County average 25,174 vehicles a day, 8.7 times the county average of 2,888 across all its monitored roads.

I 80 leads with 36,681 vehicles a day, 8,991 of them trucks (24.5%). No other road comes close: Highway 26/61, in second place, carries 22,180. It also carries the most trucks.

1st Street is busy with cars rather than freight: only 3.8% of its traffic is trucks, against 21.6% county-wide.

Trips using I 80 are long: a median of 52.6 minutes against 38.0 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 80Motorway · 36,681vehicles8,991trucks · 24.5%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
52.6 min
Drivers’ median age
49.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,727

I 80 is a trunk route for the county, carrying 12.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 24.5% of it, above the county-wide 21.6%.

2Highway 26/61Primary road · 22,180vehicles995trucks · 4.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
35.0 min
Drivers’ median age
54.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,775

Highway 26/61 carries 7.7 times the county average at its busiest, 995 of them trucks (4.5%, below the county-wide 21.6%).

31st StreetPrimary road · 16,661vehicles634trucks · 3.8%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
45.0 min
Drivers’ median age
55.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,517

1st Street carries 5.8 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 45.0 minutes.

4Spruce StreetSecondary road · 7,481vehicles367trucks · 4.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
31.4 min
Drivers’ median age
55.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,963

Spruce Street carries 2.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 31.4 minutes.

5A StreetSecondary road · 6,739vehicles230trucks · 3.4%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
33.5 min
Drivers’ median age
55.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,570

At 2.3 times the county average, A Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $60,570 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 80Motorway · #1 by traffic36,681vehicles8,991trucks · 24.5%
2Highway 26/61Primary road · #2 by traffic22,180vehicles995trucks · 4.5%
31st StreetPrimary road · #3 by traffic16,661vehicles634trucks · 3.8%
4Spruce StreetSecondary road · #4 by traffic7,481vehicles367trucks · 4.9%
5NE 61/26Primary road · 3,348vehicles348trucks · 10.4%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
51.4 min
Drivers’ median age
57.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,470

Drivers on NE 61/26 are on long journeys, a median 51.4 minutes against 38.0 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

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

KeithDepartment 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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