Work & commute · Lake Waconda

Work & commute in Lake Waconda, NE

Most working residents leave Lake Waconda for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Omaha (43%), Lincoln (11%) and Murray (6%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 81 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

16%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 81 Lake Waconda residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lake Waconda.

81live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

16work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lake Waconda goes to work

Omaha30.9 mi away

43%35

Lincoln42.8 mi away

11%9

Murray6.4 mi away

6%5

Plattsmouth11.5 mi away

6%5

La Vista26 mi away

4%3

Louisville19.2 mi away

2%2

Boys Town31.8 mi away

2%2

Bellevue21.4 mi away

2%2

Postville, IA269.4 mi away

1%1

Council Bluffs, IA27.3 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

20%16

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

How far

How far Lake Waconda commutes

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

10%

14%

68%

10%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

68%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lake Waconda is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lake Waconda are

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

Jobs based in Lake Waconda

16 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)75%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)6%

$1,250 a month or less6%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Lake Waconda residents hold

81 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month15%

Over $3,333 a month69%

+129%

Jobs based in Lake Waconda, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 16. 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.