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Traffic heat map of Thayer County, Nebraska: 175 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on NE 81 and 13th Street

Thayer County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

How busy are the roads of Thayer County, Nebraska? We measure 175 road miles, divided into 879 segments, with multi-sourced, cross-verified mobile and sensor data. Its busiest road, NE 81, carries 4,572 vehicles a day, 4.5 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 Thayer County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,023
Trucks

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

12.2%
Average travel time

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

38.1 min
Drivers’ average age

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

53.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$63,793

The average monitored road in Thayer County, Nebraska carries 1,023 vehicles per day. Across its 175 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 205,892 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈75.2 million per year). Trucks are 12.2% of traffic, close to the 11.5% across Nebraska.

Traffic 72% below the Nebraska average

Thayer's average daily traffic volume is 72% lower than the state average - 1,023 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. Network-wide, Thayer accounts for about 0.4% of Nebraska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. 64% of counties in Nebraska see more traffic than Thayer's 1,023 vehicles per day.

Journey times run 15% higher than the state level, at 38.1 minutes on average. 66% of counties in Nebraska have a shorter average travel time than Thayer's 38.1 minutes.

Highway vs. Non-Highway Traffic Analysis

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Highway Traffic in Thayer County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day2,293
Trucks15.1%
Average travel time53.2 min
Drivers’ average age53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income$63,704

Highways carry more than half of all travel in Thayer County, Nebraska (57% of vehicle-miles). The average highway carries 2,293 vehicles per day, 203% more than the average non-highway road in the same area, which carries 756 vehicles per day.

Highways make up 29% of the monitored road miles (51 miles, 153 segments), so they carry more than their share: 116,612 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈42.6 million per year).

Higher highway truck share than 68% of counties in Nebraska

Highway truck concentration here runs 14% lower than the state average, at 15.1%. The highway traffic mix is typical for Nebraska: neither freight- nor commuter-dominated.

68% of counties in Nebraska see a lower highway truck share than Thayer's 15.1%. By raw truck volume, Thayer carries fewer highway trucks than 58% of counties in Nebraska.

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Non-highway Traffic in Thayer County, Nebraska

Trafficvehicles per day756
Trucks8.4%
Average travel time34.9 min
Drivers’ average age54.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income$63,840

A significant share of driving in Thayer County, Nebraska, 43% of vehicle-miles, happens on local roads. The average non-highway road carries 756 vehicles per day.

Local roads make up 71% of the monitored road miles (124 miles in 726 segments) but carry less than their share of travel: 89,280 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈32.6 million per year). Trucks make up 8.4% of non-highway traffic, about 1 in 12 vehicles.

Older drivers than 78% of counties in Nebraska

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

73% of counties in Nebraska see higher average driver income among trip origins than Thayer. Thayer's median driver age is higher than 78% of counties in Nebraska.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

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Peak Traffic Windows
Weekday peaks:
A long morning plateau from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM and a long afternoon plateau from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM, with volumes reaching approximately 70% higher than the daily average.
Weekend traffic:
Weekends are somewhat quieter: volumes run about 8% below weekday levels, the usual weekend dip.
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Seasonal Fluctuation
Busy season:
April–June is the high season, with volumes +6% versus the annual average.
Lowest month:
February is the quietest month, with volumes -18% versus the annual average - the usual winter low.

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

In Thayer County, Nebraska, the peak hour concentrates about 7% of the day's traffic, and there is a noticeable seasonal swing of +6% in high season.

Thayer County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Thayer County's biggest difference from the Nebraska average is its average daily traffic per road, 72% below it. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 15% above.

MetricThayer CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic1,0233,598-71.6%
Truck % (Total Traffic)12.2%11.5%+5.7%
Truck % (Highway)15.1%17.6%-14.3%
Avg. Travel Time38.1 min33.0 min+15.2%

How Thayer County compares

Thayer County against nearby counties

Thayer County tracks the 4 areas around it closely - no measure in this table sets it far apart from the areas immediately next to it, though it has the third busiest roads of the five. The same kind of road, simply more of it: traffic per road matches the areas around it while the network itself is larger.

Thayer 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
Thayer County1,02312.2%205,89238.1 minN/A
Nuckolls County, Nebraska9607.5%85,15033.6 minN/A
Jefferson County, Nebraska1,1269.1%150,73628.8 minN/A
Fillmore County, Nebraska91911.9%176,26440.4 minN/A
Republic County, Kansas1,23612.9%188,36838.3 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Thayer County ranked within Nebraska

Thayer County sits in the top quarter of the Nebraska field on average driver age, at #21 of 93.

Thayer County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest); measures without data in every county rank a smaller field, down to 61.
MeasureThayer CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,023#60 of 93
Highway vehicle-miles per day116,612#33 of 61
Truck share on highways15.1%#20 of 61
Highway trucks per day346#36 of 61
Average travel time38.1 min#32 of 93
Average driver income$63,793#68 of 93
Average driver age53.7 yrs#21 of 93

Busiest roads in Thayer County, Nebraska

On their busiest stretches, the three busiest roads in Thayer County carry 2,691 vehicles a day on average, 2.6 times the typical road in the county (1,023).

NE 81 leads with 4,572 vehicles a day, 689 of them trucks (15.1%). That is 2.5 times the next road, 13th Street (1,827). It also carries the most trucks.

13th Street is busy with cars rather than freight: only 4.0% of its traffic is trucks, against 12.2% county-wide.

NE 81 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 53.2 minutes against 38.1 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1NE 81Trunk road · 4,572vehicles689trucks · 15.1%
Road class
Trunk road
Median trip time
53.2 min
Drivers’ median age
53.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$63,704

On its busiest stretch, NE 81 carries 4.5 times the county average; trucks are 15.1% of it, above the county-wide 12.2%.

213th StreetTertiary road · 1,827vehicles74trucks · 4.0%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
37.6 min
Drivers’ median age
54.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,096

13th Street peaks at 1,827 vehicles a day, 79% more than the county average; trucks are 4.0% of it, below the county-wide 12.2%.

3NE 136Primary road · 1,675vehicles168trucks · 10.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
36.7 min
Drivers’ median age
54.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,138

NE 136 carries 64% more than the county average at its busiest, 168 of them trucks (10.0%, below the county-wide 12.2%).

41st StreetTertiary road · 1,574vehicles78trucks · 5.0%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
31.9 min
Drivers’ median age
54.2 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,757

1st Street carries 54% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 31.9 minutes.

5Road 6200Tertiary road · 1,331vehicles58trucks · 4.4%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
34.3 min
Drivers’ median age
54.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$59,494

At 30% more than the county average, Road 6200 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $59,494 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1NE 81Trunk road · #1 by traffic4,572vehicles689trucks · 15.1%
2NE 136Primary road · #3 by traffic1,675vehicles168trucks · 10.0%
31st StreetTertiary road · #4 by traffic1,574vehicles78trucks · 5.0%
413th StreetTertiary road · #2 by traffic1,827vehicles74trucks · 4.0%
5Road 6200Tertiary road · #5 by traffic1,331vehicles58trucks · 4.4%
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

ThayerDepartment 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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