Work & commute · Blackbird

Work & commute in Blackbird, NE

46% of Blackbird’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Macy (38%), Pender (7%) and Walthill (6%). Half commute less than 2 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

46%

171 of 373 working residents

Typical commute

2 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 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 202 Blackbird residents head out of town to work, 171 work right here, and 590 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Blackbird.

202live here, work elsewhere

171live and work here

590work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Blackbird goes to work

Macy1.9 mi away

38%143

Blackbird (in town)right here

8%28

Pender18.6 mi away

7%25

Walthill7.3 mi away

6%21

Winnebago9.1 mi away

5%20

Sioux City, IA24.6 mi away

4%14

Anderson4.9 mi away

3%12

Lincoln93.4 mi away

2%8

Omaha62.6 mi away

2%7

Wayne34.3 mi away

1%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

24%90

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

How far

How far Blackbird commutes

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

61%

19%

11%

61%Under 10 mi

19%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Blackbird is a job hub

2.04jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Blackbird are

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

Jobs based in Blackbird

761 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)1%

Trade, transport & utilities1%

Services (health, schools, offices…)98%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month42%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Blackbird residents hold

373 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)83%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month43%

Over $3,333 a month41%

+318%

Jobs based in Blackbird, 2013 → 2023: 182 → 761. 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.