
Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Kimball County, Nebraska
Traffic The average number of vehicles that travel each day over any road in the road network. | vehicles per day1,964 |
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Trucks The percentage of the total traffic volume composed of heavy vehicles. | 30.3% |
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Average travel time The average time of travel averaged among all vehicles traveling on the road network. | 40.5 min |
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Drivers’ average age Average age of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | 52.5 yrs |
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Drivers’ average income Average income of residents in the geographic areas where the vehicle trips originated. | $71,252 |
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A typical monitored road in Kimball County, Nebraska sees 1,964 vehicles per day, while its 168 miles of monitored roads together handle 700,635 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈256 million per year). Freight weighs heavily here: trucks are 30.3% of traffic, against 11.5% across Nebraska.
Longer trips than 74% of counties in Nebraska
Kimball sees 45% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,964 vehicles per day against 3,598), suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Kimball accounts for about 1.4% of Nebraska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Kimball carries more traffic than 70% of counties in Nebraska.
At 40.5 minutes, the average travel time is 22% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 40.5 minutes is longer than 74% of counties in Nebraska.
Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

Highway Traffic in Kimball County, Nebraska
| Traffic | vehicles per day3,451 |
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| Trucks | 32.4% |
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| Average travel time | 53.0 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 50.7 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $74,945 |
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Nearly all driving in Kimball County, Nebraska happens on highways: 91% of every vehicle-mile. The average highway carries 3,451 vehicles per day, 113% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 1,618 vehicles per day.
With 61% of the road miles (102 miles in 136 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 634,496 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈232 million per year).
By highway travel volume, Kimball outranks 82% of counties in Nebraska.
Higher highway truck share than 98% of counties in Nebraska
At 32.4%, highway truck share is 84% higher than the state average. That marks Kimball as a major freight corridor, where highway access is what logistics operators compete on.
Kimball's highway truck share (32.4%) is higher than 98% of counties in Nebraska. 87% of counties in Nebraska see fewer highway trucks per day than Kimball's roughly 1,119.

Non-highway Traffic in Kimball County, Nebraska
| Traffic | vehicles per day1,618 |
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| Trucks | 9.8% |
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| Average travel time | 37.5 min |
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| Drivers’ average age | 56.2 yrs |
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| Drivers’ average income | $63,603 |
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Local roads carry only a small share of the traffic in Kimball County, Nebraska, 9% of all vehicle-miles. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 1,618 vehicles per day.
Local roads make up 39% of the monitored road miles (65 miles in 585 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 66,139 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈24.1 million per year). Trucks make up 9.8% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 10 vehicles.
Local roads carry 70% fewer trucks by share than highways
Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 70% lower than the highway network.
62% of counties in Nebraska see lower average driver income among trip origins than Kimball. 67% of counties in Nebraska have a younger driver population than Kimball.