Work & commute · Atkinson

Work & commute in Atkinson, NE

42% of Atkinson’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Stuart (8%), Sheridan (5%) and Pleasant View (4%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

42%

179 of 423 working residents

Typical commute

4 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

13 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 244 Atkinson residents head out of town to work, 179 work right here, and 452 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Atkinson.

244live here, work elsewhere

179live and work here

452work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Atkinson goes to work

Atkinson (in town)right here

42%179

Stuart9.7 mi away

8%33

Sheridan6 mi away

5%20

Pleasant View7.9 mi away

4%16

O'Neill17.4 mi away

4%15

Atkinson3.9 mi away

4%15

Omaha173.9 mi away

3%14

Belle11.1 mi away

2%10

Grattan17 mi away

2%8

Lincoln168 mi away

2%7

Everywhere elseother towns and states

25%106

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%

11%

19%

64%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Atkinson is balanced between jobs and homes

1.49jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.49 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Atkinson are

631 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

631 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities32%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month46%

Jobs Atkinson residents hold

423 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month53%

−22%

Jobs based in Atkinson, 2013 → 2023: 806 → 631. 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.