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Work & commute · Atkinson

Work & commute in Atkinson, NE

45% of Atkinson’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Atkinson (41%), Stuart (10%) and Pleasant View (4%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
45%
256 of 573 working residents
Typical commute
6 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
14 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
6%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 317 Atkinson residents head out of town to work, 256 work right here, and 450 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Atkinson.

317live here, work elsewhere
256live and work here
450work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Atkinson goes to work

ChambersStuartAtkinsonO'NeillNorfolkLincolnOmahaSheridanGrattanAtkinsonPleasant ViewEmmetStuartBelleSand CreekAtkinsonStuartPleasant ViewSheridanO'NeillOmahaLincolnGrattanBelleAtkinson
1
Atkinson3.9 mi away
41%237
2
Stuart8.2 mi away
10%56
3
Pleasant View8.2 mi away
4%25
4
Sheridan9.9 mi away
4%24
5
O'Neill19.1 mi away
4%21
6
Atkinson (in town)right here
3%19
7
Omaha176.1 mi away
3%15
8
Lincoln170.9 mi away
2%11
9
Grattan19 mi away
2%11
10
Belle8.6 mi away
2%11
Everywhere elseother towns and states
25%143

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Atkinson commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

64%Under 10 mi
12%10–24 mi
6%25–50 mi
19%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Atkinson is balanced between jobs and homes

1.23jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.23 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Atkinson are

706 jobs are based in Atkinson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Atkinson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Atkinson

706 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)8%
Trade, transport & utilities32%
Services (health, schools, offices…)60%
$1,250 a month or less23%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Atkinson residents hold

573 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)23%
Trade, transport & utilities24%
Services (health, schools, offices…)54%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month51%
−24%

Jobs based in Atkinson, 2013 → 2023: 933 → 706. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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