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Traffic heat map of Nemaha County, Kansas: 216 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on North Street and US 36

Nemaha County, Kansas Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Nemaha County, Kansas? We measure 216 road miles, divided into 1,701 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, North Street, carries 8,129 vehicles a day, 5.6 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
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Total Traffic Volume & Performance in Nemaha County, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,454
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.

31.1 min
Drivers’ average age

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

51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$81,225

The average monitored road in Nemaha County, Kansas carries 1,454 vehicles per day. Across its 216 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 226,244 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈82.6 million per year). About 1 in 10 vehicles is a truck, in line with Kansas (10.2%).

Shorter trips than 85% of counties in Kansas

Nemaha sees 66% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (1,454 vehicles per day against 4,243), suggesting less demand on each road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.3% of Kansas's statewide total. 65% of counties in Kansas see more traffic than Nemaha's 1,454 vehicles per day.

The average trip takes 31.1 minutes, on par with the state level. On travel time, Nemaha runs shorter than 85% of counties in Kansas.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Nemaha County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day4,535
Trucks13.4%
Average travel time39.4 min
Drivers’ average age51.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$83,279

Highways carry a significant share of travel in Nemaha County, Kansas: 45% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 4,535 vehicles per day, 426% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 862 vehicles per day.

Yet highways are only 13% of the road network, 27 miles in 274 segments, so each mile of them is 3.5 times as busy as the average road mile.

Lower highway truck share than 70% of counties in Kansas

At 13.4%, highway truck share is 7% lower than the state average. The highway traffic mix is typical for Kansas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

Nemaha's highway truck share (13.4%) is lower than 70% of counties in Kansas. Nemaha's highway truck count is lower than 69% of counties in Kansas, at roughly 608 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Nemaha County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day862
Trucks7.2%
Average travel time29.5 min
Drivers’ average age51.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income$79,877

A little more than half of the driving in Nemaha County, Kansas happens on local roads: 55% of all vehicle-miles. The average non-highway road carries 862 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 87% of the monitored road miles (189 miles in 1,427 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 125,190 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈45.7 million per year). Trucks make up 7.2% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 14 vehicles.

Drivers from higher-income areas than 89% of counties in Kansas

Compared to highways, non-highway routes see 46% fewer trucks by share.

89% of counties in Kansas see lower average driver income among trip origins than Nemaha. Nemaha's median driver age is higher than 78% of counties in Kansas.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Nemaha County, Kansas, the peak hour concentrates about 8% of the day's traffic.

Nemaha County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Nemaha County apart: 66% below the Kansas average.

MetricNemaha CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic1,4544,243-65.7%
Truck % (Total Traffic)10.0%10.2%-2.3%
Truck % (Highway)13.4%14.4%-6.9%
Avg. Travel Time31.1 min31.8 min-2.1%

How Nemaha County compares

Nemaha County against nearby counties

Nothing in this table sets Nemaha County sharply apart from the 4 areas nearest to it, though it has the fourth busiest roads of the five.

Nemaha County and the 4 nearest county-level areas by centroid distance, with the Kansas average for scale.
AreaAverage daily trafficTruck shareDaily vehicle-milesAverage travel timeCongestion ratio
Nemaha County1,45410.0%226,24431.1 minN/A
Jackson County, Kansas1,8049.6%393,18628.1 minN/A
Brown County, Kansas2,01910.2%366,76131.9 minN/A
Pawnee County, Nebraska7467.7%61,12633.5 minN/A
Marshall County, Kansas2,00510.7%247,01736.9 minN/A
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Nemaha County ranked within Kansas

Nemaha County sits in the top quarter of the Kansas field on average driver income, at #12 of 105.

Nemaha County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureNemaha CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,454#69 of 105
Highway vehicle-miles per day101,054#65 of 82
Truck share on highways13.4%#58 of 82
Highway trucks per day608#57 of 82
Average travel time31.1 min#89 of 105
Average driver income$81,225#12 of 105
Average driver age51.8 yrs#24 of 105

Nemaha County ranks #12 of 105 on average driver income but #89 of 105 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Nemaha County, Kansas

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 5,574 vehicles a day, against 1,454 on the average road in Nemaha County.

North Street leads with 8,129 vehicles a day, 1,019 of them trucks (12.5%). It also carries the most trucks.

US 75 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 59.0 minutes against 31.1 county-wide.

Trucks make up 18.7% of traffic on US 75, against 10.0% across all roads in the county.

Few trucks use Main Street: 4.6% of its traffic, under half the county's 10.0%.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1North StreetTrunk road · 8,129vehicles1,019trucks · 12.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
36.9 min
Drivers’ median age
51.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$82,571

North Street is a trunk route for the county, carrying 5.6 times the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 12.5% of it, above the county-wide 10.0%.

2US 36Trunk road · 5,487vehicles740trucks · 13.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
37.8 min
Drivers’ median age
51.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$85,835

US 36 peaks at 5,487 vehicles a day, 3.8 times the county average; trucks are 13.5% of it, above the county-wide 10.0%.

3Main StreetTertiary road · 3,105vehicles144trucks · 4.6%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
30.6 min
Drivers’ median age
50.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,779

Main Street carries 2.1 times the county average at its busiest, 144 of them trucks (4.6%, below the county-wide 10.0%).

411th StreetTertiary road · 2,969vehicles153trucks · 5.2%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
30.8 min
Drivers’ median age
51.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$78,219

11th Street carries 2.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 30.8 minutes.

514th StreetTertiary road · 2,202vehicles104trucks · 4.7%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
28.4 min
Drivers’ median age
50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,828

At 51% more than the county average, 14th Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $70,828 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1North StreetTrunk road · #1 by traffic8,129vehicles1,019trucks · 12.5%
2US 36Trunk road · #2 by traffic5,487vehicles740trucks · 13.5%
3230th StreetTrunk road · 2,174vehicles299trucks · 13.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
58.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,156

230th Street carries through traffic: the median trip using it lasts 58.5 minutes, against 31.1 for the county.

4US 75Trunk road · 1,336vehicles249trucks · 18.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
59.0 min
Drivers’ median age
53.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,820

Even at its busiest, US 75 carries 8% less than the county average; trucks are 18.7% of it, above the county-wide 10.0%.

511th StreetTertiary road · #4 by traffic2,969vehicles153trucks · 5.2%
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

NemahaDepartment 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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