Work & commute · Ericson

Work & commute in Ericson, NE

Most working residents leave Ericson for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Bartlett (10%), Omaha (10%) and Columbus (8%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 48 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 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 46 Ericson residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ericson.

46live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

28work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ericson goes to work

Bartlett9.7 mi away

10%5

Omaha140.4 mi away

10%5

Columbus72.2 mi away

8%4

Ord17.5 mi away

6%3

Ericson (in town)right here

4%2

Greeley Center17.8 mi away

4%2

Grand Island61.6 mi away

4%2

Lincoln123.7 mi away

4%2

Spalding17.5 mi away

2%1

Genoa54 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%21

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

How far

How far Ericson commutes

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

15%

38%

42%

15%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

42%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ericson is a commuter town

0.63jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ericson are

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

Jobs based in Ericson

30 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities70%

Services (health, schools, offices…)30%

$1,250 a month or less63%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month13%

Jobs Ericson residents hold

48 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month48%

+67%

Jobs based in Ericson, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 30. 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.