Work & commute · Elk Creek

Work & commute in Elk Creek, NE

Most working residents leave Elk Creek for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Broken Bow (30%), Ansley (13%) and Columbus (4%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 69 working residents

Typical commute

27 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

32 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 68 Elk Creek residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Elk Creek.

68live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

10work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Elk Creek goes to work

Broken Bow26.3 mi away

30%21

Ansley12.7 mi away

13%9

Columbus104.6 mi away

4%3

Mason City8 mi away

3%2

Hastings60.3 mi away

3%2

Kearney30.8 mi away

3%2

Grand Island52 mi away

3%2

Lincoln139.8 mi away

3%2

Omaha170.4 mi away

3%2

Columbus107.4 mi away

3%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%22

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

How far

How far Elk Creek commutes

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

36%

32%

26%

6%Under 10 mi

36%10–24 mi

32%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Elk Creek is a commuter town

0.16jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Elk Creek are

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

Jobs based in Elk Creek

11 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities55%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Elk Creek residents hold

69 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)39%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)39%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+175%

Jobs based in Elk Creek, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 11. 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.