Work & commute · Chappell

Work & commute in Chappell, NE

Most working residents leave Chappell for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Sidney (8%), Ogallala (8%) and Big Springs (6%). Half commute less than 39 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

16%

51 of 328 working residents

Typical commute

39 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 277 Chappell residents head out of town to work, 51 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Chappell.

277live here, work elsewhere

51live and work here

132work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Chappell goes to work

Chappell (in town)right here

16%51

Sidney26.2 mi away

8%26

Ogallala39.1 mi away

8%25

Big Springs20.7 mi away

6%20

North Platte89.5 mi away

5%15

O'Neill218.5 mi away

4%13

Scottsbluff81.8 mi away

3%9

Omaha333.8 mi away

2%8

Grant42.4 mi away

2%6

McCook114.6 mi away

2%6

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%149

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

How far

How far Chappell commutes

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

22%

17%

22%

40%

22%Under 10 mi

17%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

40%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Chappell is a commuter town

0.56jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Chappell are

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

Jobs based in Chappell

183 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)82%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Chappell residents hold

328 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities30%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month47%

−41%

Jobs based in Chappell, 2013 → 2023: 308 → 183. 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.