Need segment-level traffic data?

Identify traffic patterns street by street and analyze the exact corridors that matter to your project.

Get insights →
Traffic heat map of Merrick County, Nebraska: 174 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on G Street and NE 34

Merrick County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Merrick County, Nebraska? We measure 174 road miles, divided into 1,455 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, G Street, carries 4,279 vehicles a day, 3.1 times the average road. The breakdown below covers volume, trucks, congestion and driver profiles for retailers, logistics planners and engineers.
Data sourced from TrafficZoom's proprietary analytics platform.
Data current as of:
Q3 2026
Updated:
September 29, 2026
Find my place
total traffic icon

Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Merrick County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,366
Trucks

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

11.8%
Average travel time

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

41.0 min
Drivers’ average age

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

49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$69,019

A typical monitored road in Merrick County, Nebraska sees 1,366 vehicles per day, while its 174 miles of monitored roads together handle 224,394 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈81.9 million per year). Trucks are 11.8% of traffic, close to the 11.5% across Nebraska.

Traffic 62% below the Nebraska average

Merrick sees 62% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,366 vehicles per day against 3,598), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Network-wide, Merrick accounts for about 0.4% of Nebraska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 51% of counties in Nebraska see less traffic than Merrick's 1,366 vehicles per day.

Journey times run 24% higher than the state level, at 41.0 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 41.0 minutes is longer than 79% of counties in Nebraska.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

highway traffic icon

Highway Traffic in Merrick County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day3,153
Trucks14.5%
Average travel time49.2 min
Drivers’ average age49.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$68,457

A little more than half of the driving in Merrick County, Nebraska happens on highways: 61% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 3,153 vehicles per day, 276% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 838 vehicles per day.

With 26% of the road miles (45 miles in 332 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 137,090 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈50.0 million per year).

52% of counties in Nebraska move less traffic on their highways.

Passenger-oriented highways

The concentration of trucks on highways (14.5%) is 18% lower than the state average for similar road classifications. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

62% of counties in Nebraska see a lower highway truck share than Merrick's 14.5%. 50% of counties in Nebraska see fewer highway trucks per day than Merrick's roughly 457.

non-highway traffic icon

Non-highway Traffic in Merrick County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day838
Trucks7.7%
Average travel time38.5 min
Drivers’ average age50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,815

A significant share of driving in Merrick County, Nebraska, 39% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. A typical local road sees 838 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 74% of the monitored road miles (129 miles in 1,123 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 87,304 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈31.9 million per year). About 1 in 13 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (7.7%).

Local roads carry 47% fewer trucks by share than highways

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 47% lower than on highways.

Trip origins here have higher average income than 55% of counties in Nebraska. 60% of counties in Nebraska have an older driver population than Merrick.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Merrick County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Merrick County's biggest difference from the Nebraska average is its average daily traffic per road, 62% below it. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 24% above.

MetricMerrick CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic1,3663,598-62.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.8%11.5%+2.7%
Truck % (Highway)14.5%17.6%-17.7%
Avg. Travel Time41.0 min33.0 min+24.0%

How Merrick County compares

Merrick County against nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Merrick County moves 46.8% of the total daily travel; it has the third busiest roads of the five.

Merrick 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
Merrick County1,36611.8%224,39441.0 minN/A
Hamilton County, Nebraska1,72221.0%507,53132.2 minN/A
Nance County, Nebraska8718.0%60,30337.9 minN/A
Howard County, Nebraska1,1508.4%147,44236.2 minN/A
Hall County, Nebraska2,77713.5%1,203,68434.4 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Merrick County ranked within Nebraska

Average travel time places Merrick County #20 of 93 in Nebraska - the top quarter of the state.

Merrick County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasureMerrick CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,366#46 of 93
Highway vehicle-miles per day137,090#30 of 61
Truck share on highways14.5%#24 of 61
Highway trucks per day457#31 of 61
Average travel time41.0 min#20 of 93
Average driver income$69,019#42 of 93
Average driver age49.8 yrs#56 of 93

Busiest roads in Merrick County, Nebraska

The three busiest roads in Merrick County average 4,090 vehicles a day, 3.0 times the county average of 1,366 across all its monitored roads.

G Street is the busiest road, at 4,279 vehicles a day, 643 of them trucks (15.0%). 16th Street carries the most trucks, 732 a day (18.6% of its traffic), although it ranks #3 for all traffic.

Trucks make up 18.6% of traffic on 16th Street, against 11.8% across all roads in the county.

Trips using 16th Street are long: a median of 53.8 minutes against 41.0 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1G StreetTrunk road · 4,279vehicles643trucks · 15.0%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
44.6 min
Drivers’ median age
50.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,680

G Street carries 3.1 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 44.6 minutes.

2NE 34Primary road · 4,059vehicles361trucks · 8.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
32.0 min
Drivers’ median age
46.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$80,020

At 3.0 times the county average, NE 34 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $80,020 in household income.

316th StreetTrunk road · 3,933vehicles732trucks · 18.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
53.8 min
Drivers’ median age
50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,758

The busiest stretch of 16th Street carries 2.9 times the county average; trucks are 18.6% of it, above the county-wide 11.8%.

4NE 30Trunk road · 3,366vehicles444trucks · 13.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
45.8 min
Drivers’ median age
49.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,850

On its busiest stretch, NE 30 carries 2.5 times the county average; trucks are 13.2% of it, above the county-wide 11.8%.

517th AvenueSecondary road · 3,262vehicles251trucks · 7.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
40.2 min
Drivers’ median age
51.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,098

17th Avenue peaks at 3,262 vehicles a day, 2.4 times the county average; trucks are 7.7% of it, below the county-wide 11.8%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
116th StreetTrunk road · #3 by traffic3,933vehicles732trucks · 18.6%
2G StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic4,279vehicles643trucks · 15.0%
3NE 30Trunk road · #4 by traffic3,366vehicles444trucks · 13.2%
4NE 34Primary road · #2 by traffic4,059vehicles361trucks · 8.9%
517th AvenueSecondary road · #5 by traffic3,262vehicles251trucks · 7.7%
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

MerrickDepartment 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.
link arrow icon
Data current as of:
Q3 2026

Explore further

TrafficZoom platform

— street-level analytics and custom corridor reports.

Map AI

— demographics, housing and mobility data.

Counties near Merrick County

The same traffic breakdown for the areas closest to Merrick County, Nebraska.

Need segment-level traffic data?

Identify traffic patterns street by street and analyze the exact corridors that matter to your project.