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Traffic heat map of Wayne County, Nebraska: 107 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on 7th Street and Main Street

Wayne County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

Our Wayne County, Nebraska traffic data covers 1,378 road segments over 107 road miles, with an average segment of just 410 ft. Its busiest road, 7th Street, carries 10,023 vehicles a day, 4.1 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 Wayne County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day2,427
Trucks

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

7.9%
Average travel time

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

35.0 min
Drivers’ average age

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

43.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$68,671

Our data shows 2,427 vehicles per day on the average road in Wayne County, Nebraska, and 212,541 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈77.6 million per year) across its 107 miles of monitored roads. About 1 in 13 vehicles is a truck, fewer than the 1 in 9 across Nebraska.

Busier roads than 77% of counties in Nebraska

At 2,427 vehicles per day, the average monitored road in Wayne carries 33% less traffic than the state average of 3,598, suggesting less demand on each road - lighter roads for freight, but less passing trade for roadside retail. In total volume terms, its road network carries about 0.4% of Nebraska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. Wayne carries more traffic than 77% of counties in Nebraska.

Journey times run 6% higher than the state level, at 35.0 minutes on average. Its average travel time of 35.0 minutes is shorter than 59% of counties in Nebraska.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Wayne County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

The average daily traffic per road sets Wayne County apart: 33% below the Nebraska average. Its truck share is also 32% below.

MetricWayne CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic2,4273,598-32.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)7.9%11.5%-31.7%
Avg. Travel Time35.0 min33.0 min+6.0%

How Wayne County compares

Wayne County has the lowest truck share of its nearby counties

Wayne 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 second busiest roads of the five.

Wayne 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
Wayne County2,4277.9%212,54135.0 minN/A
Stanton County, Nebraska1,9949.2%246,96533.0 minN/A
Dixon County, Nebraska1,2629.0%128,18442.6 minN/A
Cuming County, Nebraska2,42910.0%286,14241.9 minN/A
Pierce County, Nebraska1,88910.1%268,84936.1 min8.7%
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Wayne County ranked within Nebraska

Wayne County sits in the bottom quarter of the Nebraska field on average driver age, at #90 of 93.

Wayne County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest).
MeasureWayne CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)2,427#22 of 93
Average travel time35.0 min#55 of 93
Average driver income$68,671#44 of 93
Average driver age43.8 yrs#90 of 93

Wayne County ranks #22 of 93 on average daily traffic volume but #90 of 93 on average driver age - the two describe the same roads and are worth reading together rather than either on its own.

Busiest roads in Wayne County, Nebraska

The three busiest roads in Wayne County average 7,189 vehicles a day, 3.0 times the county average of 2,427 across all its monitored roads.

7th Street leads with 10,023 vehicles a day, 710 of them trucks (7.1%). It also carries the most trucks.

NE 35 carries longer journeys than most roads here, with a median trip of 48.2 minutes against 35.0 county-wide.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
17th StreetPrimary road · 10,023vehicles710trucks · 7.1%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
32.5 min
Drivers’ median age
45.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$66,828

At 4.1 times the county average, 7th Street draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $66,828 in household income.

2Main StreetSecondary road · 6,735vehicles300trucks · 4.5%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
33.9 min
Drivers’ median age
42.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$62,818

The busiest stretch of Main Street carries 2.8 times the county average; trucks are 4.5% of it, below the county-wide 7.9%.

3Highway 35Primary road · 4,808vehicles334trucks · 6.9%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
43.7 min
Drivers’ median age
44.1 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$67,849

On its busiest stretch, Highway 35 carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 6.9% of it, below the county-wide 7.9%.

4NE 35Primary road · 3,783vehicles327trucks · 8.7%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
48.2 min
Drivers’ median age
43.8 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,826

NE 35 carries 56% more than the county average at its busiest, 327 of them trucks (8.7%, above the county-wide 7.9%).

5NE 15Secondary road · 2,522vehicles173trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
38.0 min
Drivers’ median age
39.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$68,465

Even at its busiest, NE 15 carries about the same as the county average; trucks are 6.8% of it, below the county-wide 7.9%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
17th StreetPrimary road · #1 by traffic10,023vehicles710trucks · 7.1%
2Highway 35Primary road · #3 by traffic4,808vehicles334trucks · 6.9%
3NE 35Primary road · #4 by traffic3,783vehicles327trucks · 8.7%
4Main StreetSecondary road · #2 by traffic6,735vehicles300trucks · 4.5%
5NE 15Secondary road · #5 by traffic2,522vehicles173trucks · 6.8%
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

WayneDepartment 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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