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Traffic heat map of Platte County, Nebraska: 303 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 33rd Avenue and 23rd Street

Platte County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Platte County, Nebraska? We measure 303 road miles, divided into 3,181 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, 33rd Avenue, carries 38,418 vehicles a day, 10.3 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 Platte County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,740
Trucks

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

8.3%
Average travel time

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

35.9 min
Drivers’ average age

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

48.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$74,748

The average monitored road in Platte County, Nebraska carries 3,740 vehicles per day. Across its 303 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 829,947 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈303 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Nebraska: 8.3% against 11.5%.

Busier roads than 93% of counties in Nebraska

Platte's average daily traffic volume of 3,740 vehicles per day is on par with the state average of 3,598. Across the whole network, that travel is about 1.6% of Nebraska's statewide total. By volume, Platte's 3,740 vehicles per day outpaces 93% of counties in Nebraska.

Journey times run 9% higher than the state level, at 35.9 minutes on average. On travel time, Platte runs longer than 51% of counties in Nebraska.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Platte County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day10,074
Trucks10.4%
Average travel time34.8 min
Drivers’ average age48.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income$73,223

Travel in Platte County, Nebraska splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (54% of vehicle-miles) on highways. The average highway carries 10,074 vehicles per day, 276% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 2,680 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 26% of the monitored road miles (78 miles, 456 segments), so they carry more than their share: 451,219 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈165 million per year).

78% of counties in Nebraska move less traffic on their highways.

Lower highway truck share than 87% of counties in Nebraska

At 10.4%, highway truck share is 41% lower than the state average. Highways here carry mainly commuter and local trips, with little through freight.

Platte's highway truck share (10.4%) is lower than 87% of counties in Nebraska. Platte's highway truck count is higher than 72% of counties in Nebraska, at roughly 1,051 trucks per day.

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Non-highway Traffic in Platte County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day2,680
Trucks5.8%
Average travel time36.1 min
Drivers’ average age47.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income$76,290

Travel in Platte County, Nebraska splits roughly evenly, with about half of it (46% of vehicle-miles) on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 2,680 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 74% of the monitored road miles (225 miles in 2,725 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 378,727 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈138 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 5.8%.

Younger drivers than 78% of counties in Nebraska

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 44% lower than the highway network.

Platte's average driver income is higher than 75% of counties in Nebraska. The driver population here skews younger than 78% of counties in Nebraska.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Platte County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Platte County's biggest difference from the Nebraska average is its highway truck share, 41% below it. Its truck share is also 28% below.

MetricPlatte CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic3,7403,598+4.0%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.3%11.5%-27.8%
Truck % (Highway)10.4%17.6%-40.7%
Avg. Travel Time35.9 min33.0 min+8.7%

How Platte County compares

Platte County against nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Platte County carries 75.7% more traffic on a typical road and moves 2.4 times the total daily travel; it has the second busiest roads of the five. Bigger and busier at once: more road than the areas around it and heavier traffic on it, which makes it the centre of gravity for travel in this part of the map.

Platte 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
Platte County3,7408.3%829,94735.9 minN/A
Colfax County, Nebraska1,48712.2%240,74935.4 minN/A
Madison County, Nebraska4,1197.2%779,41432.4 min7.4%
Stanton County, Nebraska1,9949.2%246,96533.0 minN/A
Boone County, Nebraska9167.7%105,07036.5 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Platte County ranked within Nebraska

Platte County sits in the top quarter of the Nebraska field on average daily traffic volume, at #7 of 93.

Platte County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasurePlatte CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,740#7 of 93
Highway vehicle-miles per day451,219#14 of 61
Truck share on highways10.4%#53 of 61
Highway trucks per day1,051#18 of 61
Average travel time35.9 min#46 of 93
Average driver income$74,748#24 of 93
Average driver age48.0 yrs#73 of 93

Platte County ranks #7 of 93 on average daily traffic volume but #53 of 61 on truck share on highways - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Platte County, Nebraska

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Platte County carry 25,256 vehicles a day on average, 6.8 times the typical road in the county (3,740).

33rd Avenue leads with 38,418 vehicles a day, 1,764 of them trucks (4.6%). No other road comes close: 23rd Street, in second place, carries 25,092. It also carries the most trucks.

Trucks make up 13.4% of traffic on 9th Street, against 8.3% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
133rd AvenueTrunk road · 38,418vehicles1,764trucks · 4.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
39.0 min
Drivers’ median age
48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,767

33rd Avenue carries 10.3 times the county average at its busiest, 1,764 of them trucks (4.6%, below the county-wide 8.3%).

223rd StreetTrunk road · 25,092vehicles1,411trucks · 5.6%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
28.5 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,126

23rd Street carries 6.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 28.5 minutes.

3US 81Trunk road · 12,257vehicles1,081trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
34.7 min
Drivers’ median age
48.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$74,221

US 81 peaks at 12,257 vehicles a day, 3.3 times the county average; trucks are 8.8% of it, above the county-wide 8.3%.

4Howard BoulevardTrunk road · 11,935vehicles985trucks · 8.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
39.0 min
Drivers’ median age
48.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$73,299

Howard Boulevard carries 3.2 times the county average at its busiest, 985 of them trucks (8.2%, in line with the county-wide 8.3%).

58th StreetSecondary road · 8,602vehicles308trucks · 3.6%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
31.9 min
Drivers’ median age
48.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,359

8th Street carries 2.3 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 31.9 minutes.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
133rd AvenueTrunk road · #1 by traffic38,418vehicles1,764trucks · 4.6%
223rd StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic25,092vehicles1,411trucks · 5.6%
3US 81Trunk road · #3 by traffic12,257vehicles1,081trucks · 8.8%
4Howard BoulevardTrunk road · #4 by traffic11,935vehicles985trucks · 8.2%
59th StreetTrunk road · 5,355vehicles717trucks · 13.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
32.7 min
Drivers’ median age
48.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,490

9th Street is busy by local standards, at 43% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 13.4% of it, above the county-wide 8.3%.

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

PlatteDepartment 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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