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Traffic heat map of Valley County, Nebraska: 103 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 14th Street and L Street

Valley County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

Its busiest road, 14th Street, carries 3,330 vehicles a day, 3.3 times the average road. This page breaks down traffic in Valley County, Nebraska across 103 miles of monitored roads split into 731 segments, using multi-sourced mobile and sensor data. It goes beyond raw counts to truck flow, congestion and who is driving, so site selection and route planning rest on evidence.
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 Valley County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day1,006
Trucks

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

7.0%
Average travel time

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

30.4 min
Drivers’ average age

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

55.3 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$64,088

Our data shows 1,006 vehicles per day on the average road in Valley County, Nebraska, and 66,415 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈24.2 million per year) across its 103 miles of monitored roads. Trucks are a smaller part of the mix than across Nebraska: 7.0% against 11.5%.

Shorter trips than 91% of counties in Nebraska

Valley's average daily traffic volume is 72% lower than the state average - 1,006 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. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.1% of Nebraska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Valley's 1,006 vehicles per day trails 66% of counties in Nebraska.

At 30.4 minutes, the average travel time is 8% lower than the state level. 91% of counties in Nebraska have a longer average travel time than Valley's 30.4 minutes.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Valley County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Valley County runs 72% below the Nebraska average. Its truck share is also 40% below.

MetricValley CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic1,0063,598-72.1%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.0%11.5%-39.5%
Avg. Travel Time30.4 min33.0 min-8.0%

How Valley County compares

Valley County has the busiest roads among its nearby counties

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Valley County sees 29.7% shorter typical trips and carries 54.2% more traffic on a typical road; it has the busiest roads of the five. Busier roads and shorter trips together - destinations here sit closer to one another than in the areas around it.

Valley 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
Valley County1,0067.0%66,41530.4 minN/A
Garfield County, Nebraska6537.0%29,51630.3 minN/A
Greeley County, Nebraska6029.0%50,29645.8 minN/A
Sherman County, Nebraska7589.2%96,94241.8 minN/A
Wheeler County, Nebraska59411.2%42,45654.9 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Valley County ranked within Nebraska

Valley County sits in the top quarter of the Nebraska field on average driver age, at #8 of 93.

Valley County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest).
MeasureValley CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)1,006#62 of 93
Average travel time30.4 min#85 of 93
Average driver income$64,088#65 of 93
Average driver age55.3 yrs#8 of 93

Valley County ranks #8 of 93 on average driver age but #85 of 93 on average travel time - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Valley County, Nebraska

The three busiest roads in Valley County average 2,647 vehicles a day, 2.6 times the county average of 1,006 across all its monitored roads.

14th Street is the busiest road, at 3,330 vehicles a day, 172 of them trucks (5.2%). L Street is practically level with it at 3,242. L Street carries the most trucks, 190 a day (5.9% of its traffic), although it ranks #2 for all traffic.

Trips using 1st Street are long: a median of 51.1 minutes against 30.4 county-wide, the mark of a through route.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
114th StreetSecondary road · 3,330vehicles172trucks · 5.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
29.5 min
Drivers’ median age
55.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,424

14th Street peaks at 3,330 vehicles a day, 3.3 times the county average; trucks are 5.2% of it, below the county-wide 7.0%.

2L StreetSecondary road · 3,242vehicles190trucks · 5.9%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
30.3 min
Drivers’ median age
55.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$58,949

L Street carries 3.2 times the county average at its busiest, 190 of them trucks (5.9%, below the county-wide 7.0%).

3NE 11Secondary road · 1,369vehicles91trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
31.4 min
Drivers’ median age
54.9 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$65,325

NE 11 is busy by local standards, at 36% more than the county average on its busiest stretch; trucks are 6.7% of it, in line with the county-wide 7.0%.

41st StreetSecondary road · 1,139vehicles76trucks · 6.7%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
51.1 min
Drivers’ median age
54.5 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,325

1st Street peaks at 1,139 vehicles a day, 13% more than the county average; trucks are 6.7% of it, in line with the county-wide 7.0%.

5Bridge StreetSecondary road · 988vehicles91trucks · 9.2%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
24.9 min
Drivers’ median age
56.0 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$75,540

Bridge Street is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries about the same as the county average; trucks are 9.2% of it, above the county-wide 7.0%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1L StreetSecondary road · #2 by traffic3,242vehicles190trucks · 5.9%
214th StreetSecondary road · #1 by traffic3,330vehicles172trucks · 5.2%
3Bridge StreetSecondary road · #5 by traffic988vehicles91trucks · 9.2%
4NE 11Secondary road · #3 by traffic1,369vehicles91trucks · 6.7%
51st StreetSecondary road · #4 by traffic1,139vehicles76trucks · 6.7%
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

ValleyDepartment 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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