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Traffic heat map of Kimball County, Nebraska: 168 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on I 80 and 3rd Street

Kimball County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 168 road miles in Kimball County, Nebraska, divided into 721 segments averaging 1,228 ft. Its highways carry one of the top 3 truck shares of any county in Nebraska. 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 Kimball County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,964
Trucks

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

30.3%
Average travel time

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

40.5 min
Drivers’ average age

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

52.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$71,252

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

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Highway Traffic in Kimball County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day3,451
Trucks32.4%
Average travel time53.0 min
Drivers’ average age50.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$74,945

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.

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Non-highway Traffic in Kimball County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day1,618
Trucks9.8%
Average travel time37.5 min
Drivers’ average age56.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income$63,603

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.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
A long morning plateau from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 57% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are busier than weekdays: volumes run about 16% above weekday levels, which usually points to leisure, tourism or shopping traffic.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
June–August is the high season, with volumes +19% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
January is the quietest month, with volumes -28% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Kimball County, Nebraska, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a strong seasonal swing of +19% in high season.

Kimball County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

The truck share sets Kimball County apart: 163% above the Nebraska average. Its highway truck share is also 84% above.

MetricKimball CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic1,9643,598-45.4%
Truck % (Total Traffic)30.3%11.5%+162.9%
Truck % (Highway)32.4%17.6%+84.4%
Avg. Travel Time40.5 min33.0 min+22.5%

How Kimball County compares

Kimball County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Kimball County runs 14.2 percentage points more truck traffic; it has the third busiest roads of the five. Traffic volume here matches the areas around it, but more of that traffic is trucks - a difference in what routes through, not in how much.

Kimball 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
Kimball County1,96430.3%700,63540.5 minN/A
Banner County, Nebraska55511.5%49,77756.4 minN/A
Cheyenne County, Nebraska2,00929.5%654,74735.2 minN/A
Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska2,3527.0%518,51337.9 minN/A
Logan County, Colorado1,73716.6%834,03835.5 min6.2%
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Kimball County ranked within Nebraska

On truck share on highways, Kimball County is among the three highest county-level areas in Nebraska.

Kimball County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasureKimball CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,964#29 of 93
Highway vehicle-miles per day634,496#12 of 61
Truck share on highways32.4%#2 of 61
Highway trucks per day1,119#9 of 61
Average travel time40.5 min#25 of 93
Average driver income$71,252#36 of 93
Average driver age52.5 yrs#31 of 93

Busiest roads in Kimball County, Nebraska

The three busiest roads in Kimball County average 7,787 vehicles a day, 4.0 times the county average of 1,964 across all its monitored roads.

I 80 is the busiest road, at 15,924 vehicles a day, 5,313 of them trucks (33.4%). No other road comes close: 3rd Street, in second place, carries 4,733. It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Few trucks use 3rd Street: 6.5% of its traffic, under half the county's 30.3%.

Trips using NE 71 are long: a median of 54.2 minutes against 40.5 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 80Motorway · 15,924vehicles5,313trucks · 33.4%
Road class
Motorway
Median trip time
52.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,078

Drivers on I 80 are on long journeys, a median 52.9 minutes against 40.5 county-wide: a through route more than a local street.

23rd StreetPrimary road · 4,733vehicles310trucks · 6.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
34.9 min
Drivers’ median age
56.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$61,114

The busiest stretch of 3rd Street carries 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 6.5% of it, below the county-wide 30.3%.

3Chesnut StreetSecondary road · 2,703vehicles178trucks · 6.6%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
42.0 min
Drivers’ median age
56.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,841

At 38% more than the county average, Chesnut Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $60,841 in household income.

4Chestnut StreetSecondary road · 2,576vehicles203trucks · 7.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
47.1 min
Drivers’ median age
57.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,543

Chestnut Street is busy by local standards, at 31% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 7.9% of it, below the county-wide 30.3%.

5NE 71Trunk road · 2,143vehicles271trucks · 12.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
54.2 min
Drivers’ median age
55.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,581

NE 71 peaks at 2,143 vehicles a day, 9% more than the county average; trucks are 12.6% of it, below the county-wide 30.3%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1I 80Motorway · #1 by traffic15,924vehicles5,313trucks · 33.4%
23rd StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic4,733vehicles310trucks · 6.5%
3NE 71Trunk road · #5 by traffic2,143vehicles271trucks · 12.6%
4Chestnut StreetSecondary road · #4 by traffic2,576vehicles203trucks · 7.9%
5Chesnut StreetSecondary road · #3 by traffic2,703vehicles178trucks · 6.6%
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

KimballDepartment 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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