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Traffic heat map of Seward County, Kansas: 154 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Pancake Boulevard and Kansas Avenue

Seward County, Kansas Traffic Counts

Our Seward County, Kansas traffic data covers 1,503 road segments over 154 road miles, with an average segment of just 543 ft. Its busiest road, Pancake Boulevard, carries 11,285 vehicles a day, 2.8 times the average road. Whether you are evaluating a new retail location, planning routes or assessing infrastructure, these numbers replace guesswork.
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 Seward County, Kansas

Traffic

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

vehicles per day3,996
Trucks

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

11.3%
Average travel time

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

35.4 min
Drivers’ average age

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

42.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$67,269

The average monitored road in Seward County, Kansas carries 3,996 vehicles per day. Across its 154 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 403,213 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈147 million per year). Trucks are 11.3% of traffic, close to the 10.2% across Kansas.

Busier roads than 89% of counties in Kansas

Seward's average daily traffic volume is 6% lower than the state average - 3,996 vehicles per day against 4,243. Network-wide, Seward accounts for about 0.5% of Kansas's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 89% of counties in Kansas see less traffic than Seward's 3,996 vehicles per day.

At 35.4 minutes, the average travel time is 11% higher than the state level. On travel time, Seward runs longer than 58% of counties in Kansas.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Seward County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day6,101
Trucks15.0%
Average travel time35.0 min
Drivers’ average age42.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income$66,851

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Seward County, Kansas (62% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 6,101 vehicles per day, 82% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 3,343 vehicles per day.

With 44% of the road miles (68 miles in 356 segments), highways punch above their length, carrying 250,566 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈91.5 million per year).

That is more highway travel volume than 56% of counties in Kansas.

A typical mix of freight and passenger traffic

At 15.0%, the highway truck share matches the state average for similar road classifications. The highway traffic mix is typical for Kansas: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

Seward's highway truck share (15.0%) is higher than 52% of counties in Kansas. 57% of counties in Kansas see more highway trucks per day than Seward's roughly 913.

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Non-highway Traffic in Seward County, Kansas

Trafficvehicles per day3,343
Trucks5.3%
Average travel time35.6 min
Drivers’ average age41.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$67,596

A significant share of driving in Seward County, Kansas, 38% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. A typical local road sees 3,343 vehicles per day.

Spread over 87 miles and 1,147 segments, 56% of the road network, local roads carry a lighter load per mile: 152,647 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈55.7 million per year). Trucks make up 5.3% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 19 vehicles.

Younger drivers than 94% of counties in Kansas

The concentration of trucks on non-highway roads is 65% lower than on highways.

Seward's average driver income is higher than 50% of counties in Kansas. 94% of counties in Kansas have an older driver population than Seward.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Seward County vs. Kansas Traffic Comparison

Seward County stays close to the Kansas average; the largest gap is its average travel time, 11% above.

MetricSeward CountyKansas averageDifference
Traffic3,9964,243-5.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.3%10.2%+10.6%
Truck % (Highway)15.0%14.4%+3.8%
Avg. Travel Time35.4 min31.8 min+11.5%

How Seward County compares

Seward County has the busiest roads among its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Seward County carries 154.4% more traffic on a typical road; it has the 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.

Seward 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
Seward County3,99611.3%403,21335.4 minN/A
Stevens County, Kansas1,7819.6%146,82436.5 minN/A
Meade County, Kansas1,57820.7%166,35244.7 minN/A
Haskell County, Kansas1,39011.9%179,26039.9 minN/A
Beaver County, Oklahoma1,53414.4%321,51448.2 min4.6%
Kansas average4,24310.2%N/A31.8 min17.1%

Seward County ranked within Kansas

Seward County sits in the bottom quarter of the Kansas field on average driver age, at #99 of 105.

Seward County ranked among 105 county-level areas in Kansas (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 82.
MeasureSeward CountyKansas rank
Traffic volume (AADT)3,996#12 of 105
Highway vehicle-miles per day250,566#37 of 82
Truck share on highways15.0%#39 of 82
Highway trucks per day913#47 of 82
Average travel time35.4 min#45 of 105
Average driver income$67,269#53 of 105
Average driver age42.1 yrs#99 of 105

Seward County ranks #12 of 105 on average daily traffic volume but #99 of 105 on average driver age - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Seward County, Kansas

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Seward County carry 9,816 vehicles a day on average, 2.5 times the typical road in the county (3,996).

Pancake Boulevard leads with 11,285 vehicles a day, 989 of them trucks (8.8%). It also carries the most trucks.

Kansas Avenue is busy with cars rather than freight: only 4.3% of its traffic is trucks, against 11.3% county-wide.

Traffic and freight follow different roads here: only 2 of the five busiest roads also make the top 5 for trucks.

Trucks make up 17.5% of traffic on The Yellow Brick Road, against 11.3% across all roads in the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Pancake BoulevardTrunk road · 11,285vehicles989trucks · 8.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
33.5 min
Drivers’ median age
42.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,763

Pancake Boulevard peaks at 11,285 vehicles a day, 2.8 times the county average; trucks are 8.8% of it, below the county-wide 11.3%.

2Kansas AvenueSecondary road · 10,239vehicles445trucks · 4.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
32.2 min
Drivers’ median age
42.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,011

Kansas Avenue carries 2.6 times the county average at its busiest, 445 of them trucks (4.3%, below the county-wide 11.3%).

3Country Estates RoadTrunk road · 7,926vehicles659trucks · 8.3%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
30.7 min
Drivers’ median age
42.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,334

Country Estates Road carries 2.0 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 30.7 minutes.

4Western AvenueTertiary road · 6,674vehicles198trucks · 3.0%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
38.5 min
Drivers’ median age
41.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$70,536

At 67% more than the county average, Western Avenue draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $70,536 in household income.

515th StreetTertiary road · 6,337vehicles180trucks · 2.9%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
35.3 min
Drivers’ median age
42.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$76,264

15th Street is busy by local standards, at 59% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 2.9% of it, below the county-wide 11.3%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Pancake BoulevardTrunk road · #1 by traffic11,285vehicles989trucks · 8.8%
2The Yellow Brick RoadTrunk road · 4,732vehicles828trucks · 17.5%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
34.8 min
Drivers’ median age
42.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,826

The Yellow Brick Road peaks at 4,732 vehicles a day, 18% more than the county average; trucks are 17.5% of it, above the county-wide 11.3%.

3Country Estates RoadTrunk road · #3 by traffic7,926vehicles659trucks · 8.3%
4US 83Trunk road · 4,624vehicles634trucks · 13.7%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
44.1 min
Drivers’ median age
43.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,468

US 83 carries 16% more than the county average at its busiest, 634 of them trucks (13.7%, above the county-wide 11.3%).

5County Road JTrunk road · 4,903vehicles454trucks · 9.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
36.9 min
Drivers’ median age
42.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,202

County Road J carries 23% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 36.9 minutes.

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

SewardDepartment 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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