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Traffic heat map of Wheeler County, Nebraska: 58 miles of roads shaded from blue (light) to red (heavy traffic), busiest on NE 281 and East Street

Wheeler County, Nebraska Traffic Counts

TrafficZoom tracks traffic on 58 road miles in Wheeler County, Nebraska, divided into 179 segments averaging 1,714 ft. Its drivers are the oldest of any county in Nebraska, a median 61 years. Built from cross-verified mobile and road-sensor data, these counts help you size up a retail site, plan logistics routes or assess infrastructure needs.
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 Wheeler County, Nebraska

Traffic

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

vehicles per day594
Trucks

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

11.2%
Average travel time

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

54.9 min
Drivers’ average age

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

60.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income

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

$58,630

The average monitored road in Wheeler County, Nebraska carries 594 vehicles per day. Across its 58 miles of monitored roads, that adds up to 42,456 vehicle-miles traveled per day (≈15.5 million per year). Trucks are 11.2% of traffic, close to the 11.5% across Nebraska.

Longer trips than 98% of counties in Nebraska

Wheeler's average daily traffic volume is 83% lower than the state average - 594 vehicles per day against 3,598 - suggesting less traffic load per road - quiet roads that suit freight movement more than drive-by retail. Network-wide, Wheeler accounts for less than 0.1% of Nebraska's statewide total of vehicle-miles. By volume, Wheeler's 594 vehicles per day trails 91% of counties in Nebraska.

At 54.9 minutes, the average travel time is 66% higher than the state level. Its average travel time of 54.9 minutes is longer than 98% of counties in Nebraska.

Time-of-Day & Seasonal Patterns

Data Finding: Hourly & Seasonal Patterns

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

Wheeler County vs. Nebraska Traffic Comparison

Of the four measures, average daily traffic per road differs most: Wheeler County runs 83% below the Nebraska average. Its average travel time, by contrast, is 66% above.

MetricWheeler CountyNebraska averageDifference
Traffic5943,598-83.5%
Truck % (Total Traffic)11.2%11.5%-2.6%
Avg. Travel Time54.9 min33.0 min+66.2%

How Wheeler County compares

Wheeler County has a higher truck share than any nearby county

Compared with its 4 closest neighbours, Wheeler County sees 53.6% longer typical trips; 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.

Wheeler 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
Wheeler County59411.2%42,45654.9 minN/A
Greeley County, Nebraska6029.0%50,29645.8 minN/A
Garfield County, Nebraska6537.0%29,51630.3 minN/A
Boone County, Nebraska9167.7%105,07036.5 minN/A
Valley County, Nebraska1,0067.0%66,41530.4 minN/A
Nebraska average3,59811.5%N/A33.0 min17.5%

Wheeler County ranked within Nebraska

On average driver age, Wheeler County tops the Nebraska field outright.

Wheeler County ranked among 93 county-level areas in Nebraska (1 = highest).
MeasureWheeler CountyNebraska rank
Traffic volume (AADT)594#85 of 93
Average travel time54.9 min#3 of 93
Average driver income$58,630#81 of 93
Average driver age60.7 yrs#1 of 93

Wheeler County ranks #3 of 93 on average travel time but #85 of 93 on average daily traffic volume. Some of the longest trips in Nebraska on some of its emptiest roads - distance, not congestion, is what sets travel time here.

Busiest roads in Wheeler County, Nebraska

The three busiest roads in Wheeler County average 887 vehicles a day, 49% more than the county average of 594 across all its monitored roads.

NE 281 leads with 1,164 vehicles a day, 145 of them trucks (12.5%). It tops the truck ranking too, with the most trucks.

844 Road is a local road at heart: the median trip using it lasts 35.7 minutes, against 54.9 for the county.

Ranked by daily traffic (AADT)

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1NE 281Primary road · 1,164vehicles145trucks · 12.5%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
58.4 min
Drivers’ median age
60.7 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$57,916

The busiest stretch of NE 281 carries 2.0 times the county average; trucks are 12.5% of it, above the county-wide 11.2%.

2East StreetPrimary road · 810vehicles97trucks · 12.0%
Road class
Primary road
Median trip time
53.0 min
Drivers’ median age
62.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,893

East Street carries 36% more than the county average on its busiest stretch, where the median trip lasts 53.0 minutes.

3NE 70 - 91Secondary road · 688vehicles43trucks · 6.3%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
43.7 min
Drivers’ median age
61.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$56,443

At 16% more than the county average, NE 70 - 91 draws drivers from neighborhoods averaging $56,443 in household income.

4NE 70Secondary road · 414vehicles28trucks · 6.8%
Road class
Secondary road
Median trip time
68.5 min
Drivers’ median age
61.6 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$60,863

Even at its busiest, NE 70 carries 30% less than the county average; trucks are 6.8% of it, below the county-wide 11.2%.

5844 RoadTertiary road · 181vehicles30trucks · 16.6%
Road class
Tertiary road
Median trip time
35.7 min
Drivers’ median age
62.4 yrs
Drivers’ average income
$55,893

844 Road is a quieter road: its busiest stretch carries 70% less than the county average; trucks are 16.6% of it, above the county-wide 11.2%.

Ranked by trucks per day

Cars and light vehiclesTrucks
1NE 281Primary road · #1 by traffic1,164vehicles145trucks · 12.5%
2East StreetPrimary road · #2 by traffic810vehicles97trucks · 12.0%
3NE 70 - 91Secondary road · #3 by traffic688vehicles43trucks · 6.3%
4844 RoadTertiary road · #5 by traffic181vehicles30trucks · 16.6%
5NE 70Secondary road · #4 by traffic414vehicles28trucks · 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

WheelerDepartment 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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