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Work & commute · Central

Work & commute in Central, NE

Most working residents leave Central for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Central City (30%), Columbus (10%) and Grand Island (10%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 30 working residents
Typical commute
29 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
0%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 30 Central residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Central.

30live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Central goes to work

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1
Central City6 mi away
30%9
2
Columbus34.1 mi away
10%3
3
Grand Island28.9 mi away
10%3
4
Stromsburg16.9 mi away
7%2
5
Scotia46.1 mi away
3%1
6
Doniphan36.3 mi away
3%1
7
Schuyler48.1 mi away
3%1
8
Plattsmouth105.6 mi away
3%1
9
Aurora21.6 mi away
3%1
10
York26.4 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
23%7

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

How far

How far Central commutes

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

30%Under 10 mi
10%10–24 mi
43%25–50 mi
17%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Central is a commuter town

0.13jobs per working resident
A commuter town

0.13 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Central are

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

Jobs based in Central

4 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)100%
$1,250 a month or less0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%
Over $3,333 a month75%

Jobs Central residents hold

30 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)27%
Trade, transport & utilities33%
Services (health, schools, offices…)40%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month53%
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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