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Traffic heat map of Sheridan County, Nebraska: 136 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on US 20 and 1st Street

Sheridan County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Sheridan County, Nebraska, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 727 road segments (136 road miles, about 991 ft each). The average road here carries 689 vehicles a day, 81% less than the Nebraska average of 3,598. 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 Sheridan County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day689
Trucks

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

13.5%
Average travel time

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

35.6 min
Drivers’ average age

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

50.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$60,080

Our data shows 689 vehicles per day on the average road in Sheridan County, Nebraska, and 81,070 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈29.6 million per year) across its 136 miles of monitored roads. At 13.5%, the truck share runs above the 11.5% across Nebraska: about 1 in 7 vehicles.

Traffic 81% below the Nebraska average

Sheridan's average daily traffic volume is 81% lower than the state average - 689 vehicles per day against 3,598 - suggesting less traffic load per road - very light roads: easy truck access, but little passing trade for roadside retail. Across the whole network, that travel is about 0.2% of Nebraska's statewide total. Sheridan carries less traffic than 85% of counties in Nebraska.

At 35.6 minutes, the average travel time is 8% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 35.6 minutes is shorter than 52% of counties in Nebraska.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Sheridan County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day939
Trucks14.5%
Average travel time38.4 min
Drivers’ average age49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$60,021

Highways carry most of the traffic in Sheridan County, Nebraska: 79% of all vehicle-miles. The average highway carries 939 vehicles per day, 157% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 366 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 60% of the monitored road miles (82 miles, 410 segments), so they carry more than their share: 64,134 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈23.4 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 95% of counties in Nebraska

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.

By truck concentration, highways here outrank 63% of counties in Nebraska. 95% of counties in Nebraska see more highway trucks per day than Sheridan's roughly 136.

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Non-highway Traffic in Sheridan County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day366
Trucks9.5%
Average travel time31.8 min
Drivers’ average age51.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income$60,290

At 21% of vehicle-miles, local roads carry a smaller share of the traffic in Sheridan County, Nebraska than highways. On the average non-highway road, that comes to 366 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 40% of the monitored road miles (54 miles in 317 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 16,936 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈6.2 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles on non-highway roads is a truck (9.5%).

Drivers from lower-income areas than 83% of counties in Nebraska

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 35% lower than the highway network.

Sheridan's average driver income is lower than 83% of counties in Nebraska. 58% of counties in Nebraska have an older driver population than Sheridan.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Sheridan County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Sheridan County runs 81% below the Nebraska average. Its highway truck share is also 18% below.

MetricSheridan CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic6893,598-80.8%
Truck % (Total Traffic)13.5%11.5%+16.8%
Truck % (Highway)14.5%17.6%-17.5%
Avg. Travel Time35.6 min33.0 min+7.7%

How Sheridan County compares

Sheridan County against nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Sheridan County carries 34.1% less traffic on a typical road; it has the third busiest roads of the five.

Sheridan 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
Sheridan County68913.5%81,07035.6 minN/A
Dawes County, Nebraska1,35512.6%123,72937.2 minN/A
Box Butte County, Nebraska1,73610.9%165,43542.0 minN/A
Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota53910.2%75,59438.7 minN/A
Bennett County, South Dakota55311.3%32,76934.8 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Sheridan County ranked within Nebraska

Highway truck volume places Sheridan County #58 of 61 in Nebraska - the bottom quarter of the state.

Sheridan County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasureSheridan CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)689#79 of 93
Highway vehicle-miles per day64,134#46 of 61
Truck share on highways14.5%#23 of 61
Highway trucks per day136#58 of 61
Average travel time35.6 min#49 of 93
Average driver income$60,080#77 of 93
Average driver age50.1 yrs#54 of 93

Busiest roads in Sheridan County, Nebraska

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 1,339 vehicles a day, against 689 on the average road in Sheridan County.

US 20 is the busiest road, at 1,445 vehicles a day, 206 of them trucks (14.2%). 1st Street carries the most trucks, 260 a day (18.9% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

NE 2 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 89.0 minutes against 35.6 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1US 20Trunk road · 1,445vehicles206trucks · 14.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
30.4 min
Drivers’ median age
51.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,667

The busiest stretch of US 20 carries 2.1 times the county average; trucks are 14.2% of it, above the county-wide 13.5%.

21st StreetTrunk road · 1,373vehicles260trucks · 18.9%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
37.1 min
Drivers’ median age
46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,303

On its busiest stretch, 1st Street carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 18.9% of it, above the county-wide 13.5%.

32nd StreetTrunk road · 1,198vehicles183trucks · 15.2%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
32.8 min
Drivers’ median age
49.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,873

2nd Street carries 74% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 32.8 minutes.

4Main StreetSecondary road · 990vehicles74trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
27.5 min
Drivers’ median age
52.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,711

At 44% more than the county average, Main Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $59,711 in household income.

5NE 2Trunk road · 688vehicles102trucks · 14.8%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
89.0 min

NE 2 is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries about the same as the county average; trucks are 14.8% of it, above the county-wide 13.5%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
11st StreetTrunk road · #2 by traffic1,373vehicles260trucks · 18.9%
2US 20Trunk road · #1 by traffic1,445vehicles206trucks · 14.2%
32nd StreetTrunk road · #3 by traffic1,198vehicles183trucks · 15.2%
4NE 2Trunk road · #5 by traffic688vehicles102trucks · 14.8%
5Main StreetSecondary road · #4 by traffic990vehicles74trucks · 7.5%
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

SheridanDepartment 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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