Work & commute · Gering

Work & commute in Gering, NE

About one in 5 of Gering’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Scottsbluff (44%), O'Neill (2%) and Omaha (2%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

22%

831 of 3,713 working residents

Typical commute

3 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 2,882 Gering residents head out of town to work, 831 work right here, and 2,178 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Gering.

2,882live here, work elsewhere

831live and work here

2,178work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Gering goes to work

Scottsbluff2.8 mi away

44%1,645

Gering (in town)right here

22%831

O'Neill260.6 mi away

2%88

Omaha395.3 mi away

2%78

Lincoln369.2 mi away

2%65

North Platte158.3 mi away

1%36

Sidney59.8 mi away

1%33

Mitchell11 mi away

1%30

Torrington, WY30.9 mi away

1%30

Terrytown1.5 mi away

1%27

Everywhere elseother towns and states

23%850

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

How far

How far Gering commutes

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

76%

17%

76%Under 10 mi

3%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Gering is balanced between jobs and homes

0.81jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Gering are

3,009 jobs are based in Gering. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Gering’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Gering

3,009 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Gering residents hold

3,713 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−1%

Jobs based in Gering, 2013 → 2023: 3,053 → 3,009. 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.