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Traffic heat map of Thurston County, Nebraska: 83 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on Bluff Street and NE 77

Thurston County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

Our Thurston County, Nebraska traffic data covers 826 road segments over 83 road miles, with an average segment of just 531 ft. Its busiest road, Bluff Street, carries 5,178 vehicles a day, 3.7 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 Thurston County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,398
Trucks

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

8.5%
Average travel time

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

43.9 min
Drivers’ average age

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

46.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$67,752

A typical monitored road in Thurston County, Nebraska sees 1,398 vehicles per day, while its 83 miles of monitored roads together handle 101,766 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈37.1 million per year). Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Nebraska: 8.5% against 11.5%.

Longer trips than 90% of counties in Nebraska

Thurston's average daily traffic volume is 61% lower than the state average - 1,398 vehicles per day against 3,598 - suggesting less traffic load per 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. Thurston carries more traffic than 53% of counties in Nebraska.

Journey times run 33% higher than the state level, at 43.9 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 43.9 minutes is longer than 90% of counties in Nebraska.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Thurston County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Thurston County apart: 61% below the Nebraska average. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 33% above.

MetricThurston CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic1,3983,598-61.2%
Truck % (Total Traffic)8.5%11.5%-26.5%
Avg. Travel Time43.9 min33.0 min+32.9%

How Thurston County compares

Thurston County moves the least traffic of its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Thurston County moves 42.6% of the total daily travel and carries 30.7% less traffic on a typical road; it has the fourth busiest 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.

Thurston 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
Thurston County1,3988.5%101,76643.9 minN/A
Dakota County, Nebraska2,78810.3%357,47128.9 minN/A
Cuming County, Nebraska2,42910.0%286,14241.9 minN/A
Burt County, Nebraska1,5858.9%184,47033.0 minN/A
Dixon County, Nebraska1,2629.0%128,18442.6 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Thurston County ranked within Nebraska

Average travel time places Thurston County #10 of 93 in Nebraska - the top quarter of the state.

Thurston County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest).
MeasureThurston CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,398#44 of 93
Average travel time43.9 min#10 of 93
Average driver income$67,752#51 of 93
Average driver age46.7 yrs#79 of 93

The two ends of this table sit far apart: #10 of 93 on average travel time, against #79 of 93 on average driver age.

Busiest roads in Thurston County, Nebraska

The three busiest roads in Thurston County average 4,464 vehicles a day, 3.2 times the county average of 1,398 across all its monitored roads.

Bluff Street leads with 5,178 vehicles a day, 387 of them trucks (7.5%). It also carries the most trucks.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Bluff StreetPrimary road · 5,178vehicles387trucks · 7.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
46.3 min
Drivers’ median age
45.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,063

Bluff Street carries 3.7 times the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 46.3 minutes.

2NE 77Primary road · 4,158vehicles333trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
45.5 min
Drivers’ median age
45.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,349

At 3.0 times the county average, NE 77 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $67,349 in household income.

34th StreetSecondary road · 4,058vehicles274trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
33.4 min
Drivers’ median age
50.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$71,450

The busiest stretch of 4th Street carries 2.9 times the county average; trucks are 6.8% of it, below the county-wide 8.5%.

4NE 9Secondary road · 2,720vehicles178trucks · 6.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
33.9 min
Drivers’ median age
50.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$72,881

NE 9 carries 95% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 33.9 minutes.

5Main StreetSecondary road · 1,888vehicles150trucks · 8.0%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
33.4 min
Drivers’ median age
49.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$69,785

At 35% more than the county average, Main Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $69,785 in household income.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1Bluff StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic5,178vehicles387trucks · 7.5%
2NE 77Primary road · #2 by traffic4,158vehicles333trucks · 8.0%
34th StreetSecondary road · #3 by traffic4,058vehicles274trucks · 6.8%
4NE 9Secondary road · #4 by traffic2,720vehicles178trucks · 6.5%
5Main StreetSecondary road · #5 by traffic1,888vehicles150trucks · 8.0%
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

ThurstonDepartment 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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