Work & commute · Ragan

Work & commute in Ragan, NE

Most working residents leave Ragan for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Alma (50%) and Arapahoe (17%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 6 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 6 Ragan residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ragan.

6live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

5work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ragan goes to work

Alma14.9 mi away

50%3

Arapahoe32.1 mi away

17%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%2

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

How far

How far Ragan commutes

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

67%

17%

0%Under 10 mi

67%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ragan is balanced between jobs and homes

0.83jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Ragan are

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

Jobs based in Ragan

5 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month80%

Jobs Ragan residents hold

6 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month17%

Over $3,333 a month67%

+25%

Jobs based in Ragan, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 5. 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.