How is this different from using several tally counters?

You can line up to 12 counters on one phone, and it also records the time of each press. So you don’t need to copy down numbers and reset every 15 minutes as with handheld counters, and you can make 5–60 minute tables all at once after the survey.

How do I total a traffic survey every 15 minutes?

When you finish counting, choose “15 min” as the interval in the summary, and a time-slot table aligned to the clock, like 10:00–10:15, appears. Press “Save the 15-minute table as CSV” to save the same table as a CSV you can open in Excel. You can change the interval as many times as you like afterward.

How is the heavy vehicle ratio calculated?

Divide the number of heavy vehicles by the number of motor vehicles (cars + heavy vehicles) and multiply by 100. For example, with 450 cars and 50 heavy vehicles, 50 ÷ 500 × 100 = 10.0%. When you count with a traffic survey template, it’s calculated and shown automatically.

How do I find the peak hour (peak-hour traffic volume)?

Add the counts by time slot one hour at a time and find the hour with the highest total. For 15-minute records, add four slots at a time while shifting along, and compare. This tool finds it automatically and highlights that row in the table.

Will my records disappear if I close the page partway through?

No. Each press is saved in this device’s browser, so reopening it on the same device and browser lets you continue counting. However, private browsing or clearing browser data will delete them, so save a CSV when you’re done.

Can I count with a computer keyboard?

Yes. From the leftmost counter, number keys 1–9 and 0 (- and ^ for the 11th and 12th) add +1, pressing with Shift gives −1, and Backspace or Z undoes the last press.

Can several surveyors use the same counters?

“Copy this counter’s URL” creates a URL containing the survey name, unit, and counter names. When each person opens that URL, they can count with the same counters (the counts aren’t included in the URL, so combine everyone’s CSVs to total).

Multiple Tally Counter | Record Traffic Counts, Birds & Visitors Every 15 Minutes, with Heavy Vehicle Ratio, Peak Hour & CSV Export (Free, No Sign-up)

The multiple tally counter is a counting tool that works in the browser on your phone or computer. Choose a template (traffic surveys of cars, heavy vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians; counts by direction; pedestrian counts by gender and age; visitors and customers; bird counts; vote and survey tallies) or rename counters and line up to 12. Because it records the time of each press, it automatically produces tables by time slot every 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes, the busiest hour (peak hour), hourly rates, shares, heavy vehicle ratio, and passenger car equivalents, and saves them as CSV (with a BOM so it doesn’t garble in Excel). It also supports number-key input, −1 and undo, keeping the screen on, vibration on press, and tally-mark display. Records are saved only in your device’s browser, so you can continue counting even after closing it.

What to count

Choose a template or rename the counters. You can have up to 12 counters.

Templates

Survey name (optional)

Unit

Count

Each press adds +1. The time of each press is recorded, so you can make 5–60 minute tables later. On a computer, number keys (1–9, 0) add +1, Shift + key gives −1, and Backspace undoes one.

Total

0veh.

Timed from the first press

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Vibrate on press (supported devices only)

Records are saved automatically only in this device’s browser. Even if you close the page, you can continue counting next time you open it. Nothing is sent to a server.

Summary

Totals by clock-aligned intervals (for 15 minutes: 10:00–10:15 …) based on press times.

No records yet. Press the buttons above and shares, the time-slot table, and peak hour will appear here.

Save & share

CSV files open directly in Excel, Google Sheets, and Numbers (with a BOM so characters don’t garble).

The URL contains only the survey name, unit, and counter names (not the counts). Use it to hand out the same counters to surveyors so each can count on their own phone.

ABOUT

About Multiple Tally Counter | Record Traffic Counts, Birds & Visitors Every 15 Minutes, with Heavy Vehicle Ratio, Peak Hour & CSV Export (Free, No Sign-up)

The multiple tally counter turns the handheld clicker counter into something you can line up as many times as you like in the browser on your phone or computer. It has templates for traffic surveys (cars, heavy vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians), traffic by direction, pedestrian counts by gender and age, visitors and customers, bird counts, and vote and survey tallies, and you can rename counters to use them for anything. Unlike an ordinary tally counter, it also records the time of each press. Afterward it automatically produces tables by time slot every 5, 10, 15, 30, or 60 minutes, the busiest hour (peak hour), hourly rates, and shares, and for traffic surveys it also calculates the heavy vehicle ratio and passenger car equivalents. Tables can be saved as CSV and opened directly in Excel. It also supports number-key input, −1 and “Undo”, keeping the screen on, vibration on press, and tally-mark display.

How to use Multiple Tally Counter | Record Traffic Counts, Birds & Visitors Every 15 Minutes, with Heavy Vehicle Ratio, Peak Hour & CSV Export (Free, No Sign-up)

1Choose a template (traffic survey, pedestrian count, visitors, birds, vote count, etc.)
2If needed, change the counters’ names, number, colors, and order, and enter the survey name and unit
3Turn on “Keep screen on” and press the buttons for each thing that passes or that you see (number keys on a computer)
4If you press the wrong one, fix it with “−1” or “Undo”
5In the summary, choose an interval (5–60 minutes) to see the time-slot table, peak hour, shares, and heavy vehicle ratio
6Save the table with “Save the X-minute table as CSV”, or paste it into a report with “Copy summary as text”

Great for

Record vehicle counts by type every 15 minutes for a traffic survey job or a graduation research project
Count several kinds of things with one phone instead of carrying multiple clickers
Count pedestrian traffic in a shopping street or in front of a station by gender and age for each time slot
Record event attendance or customer counts by time slot to find the peak time
Count birds by species and keep the record as CSV
Tally votes or survey answers with buttons instead of writing tally marks

Good to know

Time slots are aligned to the clock. For 15 minutes, slots are 10:00–10:15, 10:15–10:30, and so on, and slots with no presses are listed as 0.
The peak hour is the busiest of the one-hour windows made by adding consecutive slots (for 15-minute slots, it compares four at a time, shifting along). It isn’t shown when the interval doesn’t divide 60 or when there isn’t an hour of records.
Heavy vehicle ratio is “heavy vehicles ÷ (cars + heavy vehicles) × 100”; motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians aren’t included in the denominator. Passenger car equivalents count a heavy vehicle as 2.0 cars, matching the flat-terrain factor in Japan’s Road Structure Ordinance. These are shown only when you use the traffic survey templates.
“Undo” deletes the last press recorded. “−1” adds a −1 record to that counter (it won’t go below 0).
Records are saved automatically only in this device’s browser (localStorage) and are not sent to a server. Clearing browser data also deletes the records, so save a CSV when your survey is done.
“Keep screen on” works in browsers that support Screen Wake Lock (Chrome, Edge, Safari 16.4 or later, etc.). Vibration works in Chrome on Android and similar; iPhones don’t vibrate.

Questions this tool answers

Use Multiple Tally Counter | Record Traffic Counts, Birds & Visitors Every 15 Minutes, with Heavy Vehicle Ratio, Peak Hour & CSV Export (Free, No Sign-up) for searches like these:

I want multiple tally counters I can use on my phone
I want to count a traffic survey with an app and total it every 15 minutes
I want to know how to calculate the heavy vehicle ratio
I want to know how to find peak-hour traffic volume
I want to count pedestrian traffic by gender and age
I want to record visitor numbers by time slot
I want to save counter records as CSV
I want to use a counter instead of tally marks for counting votes

FAQ

How is this different from using several tally counters?: You can line up to 12 counters on one phone, and it also records the time of each press. So you don’t need to copy down numbers and reset every 15 minutes as with handheld counters, and you can make 5–60 minute tables all at once after the survey.
How do I total a traffic survey every 15 minutes?: When you finish counting, choose “15 min” as the interval in the summary, and a time-slot table aligned to the clock, like 10:00–10:15, appears. Press “Save the 15-minute table as CSV” to save the same table as a CSV you can open in Excel. You can change the interval as many times as you like afterward.
How is the heavy vehicle ratio calculated?: Divide the number of heavy vehicles by the number of motor vehicles (cars + heavy vehicles) and multiply by 100. For example, with 450 cars and 50 heavy vehicles, 50 ÷ 500 × 100 = 10.0%. When you count with a traffic survey template, it’s calculated and shown automatically.
How do I find the peak hour (peak-hour traffic volume)?: Add the counts by time slot one hour at a time and find the hour with the highest total. For 15-minute records, add four slots at a time while shifting along, and compare. This tool finds it automatically and highlights that row in the table.
Will my records disappear if I close the page partway through?: No. Each press is saved in this device’s browser, so reopening it on the same device and browser lets you continue counting. However, private browsing or clearing browser data will delete them, so save a CSV when you’re done.
Can I count with a computer keyboard?: Yes. From the leftmost counter, number keys 1–9 and 0 (- and ^ for the 11th and 12th) add +1, pressing with Shift gives −1, and Backspace or Z undoes the last press.
Can several surveyors use the same counters?: “Copy this counter’s URL” creates a URL containing the survey name, unit, and counter names. When each person opens that URL, they can count with the same counters (the counts aren’t included in the URL, so combine everyone’s CSVs to total).

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