Work & commute · Newman Grove

Work & commute in Newman Grove, NE

Most working residents leave Newman Grove for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Norfolk (18%), Madison (11%) and Lincoln (5%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

12 of 276 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 264 Newman Grove residents head out of town to work, 12 work right here, and 178 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Newman Grove.

264live here, work elsewhere

12live and work here

178work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Newman Grove goes to work

Norfolk26.5 mi away

18%51

Madison17.4 mi away

11%30

Lincoln86.4 mi away

5%14

Newman Grove (in town)right here

4%12

Omaha95.2 mi away

4%11

Columbus30.4 mi away

3%9

Albion12.2 mi away

3%7

Columbus31.5 mi away

2%6

Lindsay5.4 mi away

1%4

Humphrey15.6 mi away

1%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%128

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

How far

How far Newman Grove commutes

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

36%

32%

25%

7%Under 10 mi

36%10–24 mi

32%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Newman Grove is a commuter town

0.69jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Newman Grove are

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

Jobs based in Newman Grove

190 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)83%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Newman Grove residents hold

276 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)34%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month62%

−24%

Jobs based in Newman Grove, 2013 → 2023: 250 → 190. 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.