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Traffic heat map of Pawnee County, Nebraska: 97 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on F Street and NE 50/4

Pawnee County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Pawnee County, Nebraska, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 844 road segments (97 road miles, about 608 ft each). Its busiest road, F Street, carries 2,346 vehicles a day, 3.1 times the average road. Use the figures below to move from assumptions to certainty on retail locations, logistics and road planning.
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 Pawnee County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day746
Trucks

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

7.7%
Average travel time

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

33.5 min
Drivers’ average age

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

53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$54,459

A typical monitored road in Pawnee County, Nebraska sees 746 vehicles per day, while its 97 miles of monitored roads together handle 61,126 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈22.3 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Nebraska: 7.7% against 11.5%.

Traffic 79% below the Nebraska average

At 746 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Pawnee carries 79% less traffic than the state average of 3,598, suggesting less demand on each road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.1% of Nebraska's statewide total. Pawnee carries less traffic than 83% of counties in Nebraska.

Journey times here (33.5 minutes on average) closely track the state level. Its average travel time of 33.5 minutes is shorter than 70% of counties in Nebraska.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Pawnee County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Pawnee County runs 79% below the Nebraska average. Its truck share is also 33% below.

MetricPawnee CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic7463,598-79.3%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.7%11.5%-33.0%
Avg. Travel Time33.5 min33.0 min+1.6%

How Pawnee County compares

Pawnee County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Against the 4 nearest areas, Pawnee County moves 19.4% of the total daily travel and carries 61.6% less traffic on a typical road; it has the quietest roads of the five. Smaller and quieter on both counts: a shorter network than the areas around it, carrying lighter traffic across it.

Pawnee 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
Pawnee County7467.7%61,12633.5 minN/A
Johnson County, Nebraska1,5529.0%111,09940.5 minN/A
Nemaha County, Nebraska2,02611.3%167,87030.6 minN/A
Nemaha County, Kansas1,45410.0%226,24431.1 minN/A
Gage County, Nebraska2,7388.0%752,25334.0 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Pawnee County ranked within Nebraska

Average driver income places Pawnee County #89 of 93 in Nebraska - the bottom quarter of the state.

Pawnee County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest).
MeasurePawnee CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)746#77 of 93
Average travel time33.5 min#65 of 93
Average driver income$54,459#89 of 93
Average driver age53.5 yrs#22 of 93

Pawnee County ranks #22 of 93 on average driver age but #89 of 93 on average driver income - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Pawnee County, Nebraska

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Pawnee County carry 1,834 vehicles a day on average, 2.5 times the typical road in the county (746).

F Street is the busiest road, at 2,346 vehicles a day, 161 of them trucks (6.9%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1F StreetSecondary road · 2,346vehicles161trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
29.4 min
Drivers’ median age
52.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$50,716

F Street carries 3.1 times the county average at its busiest, 161 of them trucks (6.9%, below the county-wide 7.7%).

2NE 50/4Secondary road · 1,672vehicles118trucks · 7.1%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
34.5 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,910

NE 50/4 carries 2.2 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 34.5 minutes.

37th StreetSecondary road · 1,486vehicles118trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
31.5 min
Drivers’ median age
56.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$50,089

At 2.0 times the county average, 7th Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $50,089 in household income.

4NE 50Secondary road · 1,321vehicles91trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
38.0 min
Drivers’ median age
49.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,947

NE 50 carries 77% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 38.0 minutes.

5NE 4Secondary road · 1,207vehicles92trucks · 7.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
31.7 min
Drivers’ median age
55.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,136

At 62% more than the county average, NE 4 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $54,136 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1F StreetSecondary road · #1 by traffic2,346vehicles161trucks · 6.9%
27th StreetSecondary road · #3 by traffic1,486vehicles118trucks · 8.0%
3NE 50/4Secondary road · #2 by traffic1,672vehicles118trucks · 7.1%
4NE 4Secondary road · #5 by traffic1,207vehicles92trucks · 7.7%
5NE 50Secondary road · #4 by traffic1,321vehicles91trucks · 6.9%
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

PawneeDepartment 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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