Work & commute · Neligh

Work & commute in Neligh, NE

About one in 3 of Neligh’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Norfolk (9%), Omaha (4%) and Lincoln (3%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

37%

280 of 758 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

12 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 478 Neligh residents head out of town to work, 280 work right here, and 565 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Neligh.

478live here, work elsewhere

280live and work here

565work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Neligh goes to work

Neligh (in town)right here

37%280

Norfolk31.6 mi away

9%72

Omaha118.2 mi away

4%31

Lincoln115 mi away

3%22

Columbus59 mi away

3%21

Elgin10.5 mi away

2%16

Wayne52.8 mi away

2%12

Battle Creek23.8 mi away

1%10

Clearwater8.7 mi away

1%7

Orchard18 mi away

1%7

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%280

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

How far

How far Neligh commutes

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

42%

12%

18%

28%

42%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Neligh is balanced between jobs and homes

1.11jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.11 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Neligh are

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

Jobs based in Neligh

845 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Neligh residents hold

758 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−7%

Jobs based in Neligh, 2013 → 2023: 913 → 845. 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.