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Traffic heat map of Sherman County, Nebraska: 127 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on NE 2 and NE 10

Sherman County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

Traffic analytics for Sherman County, Nebraska, calculated from real-world mobile and sensor networks on 811 road segments (127 road miles, about 826 ft each). The average road here carries 758 vehicles a day, 79% 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 Sherman County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day758
Trucks

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

9.2%
Average travel time

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

41.8 min
Drivers’ average age

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

52.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$64,433

The average monitored road in Sherman County, Nebraska carries 758 vehicles per day. Across its 127 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 96,942 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈35.4 million per year). About 1 in 11 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across Nebraska.

Traffic 79% below the Nebraska average

Sherman sees 79% lower average daily traffic volume than the state average (758 vehicles per day against 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 0.2% of Nebraska's statewide total. Sherman carries less traffic than 80% of counties in Nebraska.

The average trip takes 41.8 minutes, 26% higher than the state level. 82% of counties in Nebraska have a shorter average travel time than Sherman's 41.8 minutes.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Sherman County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day1,828
Trucks13.3%
Average travel time50.8 min
Drivers’ average age50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income$69,989

At 28% of vehicle-miles, highways carry a smaller share of the traffic in Sherman County, Nebraska than local roads. The average highway carries 1,828 vehicles per day, 194% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 621 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 11% of the monitored road miles (14 miles, 92 segments), so they carry more than their share: 27,627 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈10.1 million per year).

Fewer highway trucks than 70% of counties in Nebraska

At 13.3%, highway truck share is 24% lower than the state average. Highways here mostly serve passenger trips, so local access matters more than long-haul routing for logistics operators.

58% of counties in Nebraska see a higher highway truck share than Sherman's 13.3%. By raw truck volume, Sherman carries fewer highway trucks than 70% of counties in Nebraska.

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Non-highway Traffic in Sherman County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day621
Trucks7.6%
Average travel time40.6 min
Drivers’ average age53.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income$63,034

Local roads carry most of the traffic in Sherman County, Nebraska: 72% of all vehicle-miles. A typical local road sees 621 vehicles per day.

Their share of road miles is similar, 89% (113 miles in 719 segments), carrying 69,315 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈25.3 million per year). The truck share on non-highway roads is 7.6%.

Drivers from lower-income areas than 66% of counties in Nebraska

Non-highway roads carry a truck concentration that's 43% lower than the highway network.

Trip origins here have lower average income than 66% of counties in Nebraska. The driver population here skews older than 66% of counties in Nebraska.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Sherman County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Sherman County apart: 79% below the Nebraska average. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 26% above.

MetricSherman CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic7583,598-78.9%
Truck % (Total Traffic)9.2%11.5%-19.8%
Truck % (Highway)13.3%17.6%-24.1%
Avg. Travel Time41.8 min33.0 min+26.5%

How Sherman County compares

Sherman County has the quietest roads among its nearby counties

Set against the average of the 4 areas nearest to it, Sherman County moves 11.3% of the total daily travel and carries 69.3% less traffic on a typical road; it has the quietest roads of the five. Quiet roads and long journeys - a rural pattern, where the distance between destinations rather than the traffic on the way is what takes the time.

Sherman 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
Sherman County7589.2%96,94241.8 minN/A
Howard County, Nebraska1,1508.4%147,44236.2 minN/A
Valley County, Nebraska1,0067.0%66,41530.4 minN/A
Buffalo County, Nebraska4,94215.4%2,015,91833.2 min4.0%
Hall County, Nebraska2,77713.5%1,203,68434.4 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Sherman County ranked within Nebraska

Highway travel volume places Sherman County #57 of 61 in Nebraska - the bottom quarter of the state.

Sherman County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasureSherman CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)758#75 of 93
Highway vehicle-miles per day27,627#57 of 61
Truck share on highways13.3%#36 of 61
Highway trucks per day244#43 of 61
Average travel time41.8 min#18 of 93
Average driver income$64,433#62 of 93
Average driver age52.5 yrs#32 of 93

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #18 of 93 on average travel time, against #57 of 61 on highway travel volume.

Busiest roads in Sherman County, Nebraska

Traffic concentrates on a few corridors: the three busiest roads average 1,444 vehicles a day, against 758 on the average road in Sherman County.

NE 2 leads with 1,935 vehicles a day, 258 of them trucks (13.4%). That is 52% more than the next road, NE 10 (1,273). It also carries the most trucks.

N Street is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 26.8 minutes, against 41.8 for the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1NE 2Trunk road · 1,935vehicles258trucks · 13.4%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
50.8 min
Drivers’ median age
50.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,989

On its busiest stretch, NE 2 carries 2.6 times the county average; trucks are 13.4% of it, above the county-wide 9.2%.

2NE 10Secondary road · 1,273vehicles98trucks · 7.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
49.0 min
Drivers’ median age
51.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,569

NE 10 is busy by local standards, at 68% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 7.7% of it, below the county-wide 9.2%.

3O StreetTertiary road · 1,125vehicles69trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
28.5 min
Drivers’ median age
55.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,062

O Street is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 28.5 minutes, against 41.8 for the county.

4NE 58Secondary road · 698vehicles52trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
43.8 min
Drivers’ median age
55.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$64,961

Even at its busiest, NE 58 carries 8% less than the county average; trucks are 7.5% of it, below the county-wide 9.2%.

5N StreetTertiary road · 658vehicles40trucks · 6.1%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
26.8 min
Drivers’ median age
55.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$54,647

N Street is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 13% less than the county average; trucks are 6.1% of it, below the county-wide 9.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1NE 2Trunk road · #1 by traffic1,935vehicles258trucks · 13.4%
2NE 10Secondary road · #2 by traffic1,273vehicles98trucks · 7.7%
3O StreetTertiary road · #3 by traffic1,125vehicles69trucks · 6.1%
4NE 58Secondary road · #4 by traffic698vehicles52trucks · 7.5%
5NE 92Secondary road · 538vehicles41trucks · 7.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
35.1 min
Drivers’ median age
55.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,521

Even at its busiest, NE 92 carries 29% less than the county average; trucks are 7.7% of it, below the county-wide 9.2%.

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

ShermanDepartment 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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