Work & commute · Schuyler

Work & commute in Schuyler, NE

Most working residents leave Schuyler for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Columbus (16%), Omaha (5%) and Columbus (4%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

13%

425 of 3,296 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 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 2,871 Schuyler residents head out of town to work, 425 work right here, and 708 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Schuyler.

2,871live here, work elsewhere

425live and work here

708work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Schuyler goes to work

Columbus15.4 mi away

16%536

Schuyler (in town)right here

13%425

Omaha53.9 mi away

5%158

Columbus12.8 mi away

4%142

David City14 mi away

4%124

Fremont29.8 mi away

3%107

Lincoln48.6 mi away

2%78

Valley37.3 mi away

1%28

Norfolk44.2 mi away

1%23

Grand Island76.7 mi away

1%19

Everywhere elseother towns and states

50%1,656

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

How far

How far Schuyler commutes

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

48%

26%

12%

14%

48%Under 10 mi

26%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Schuyler is a commuter town

0.34jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Schuyler are

1,133 jobs are based in Schuyler. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Schuyler’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Schuyler

1,133 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)1%

Trade, transport & utilities31%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month49%

Jobs Schuyler residents hold

3,296 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)62%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)25%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month68%

−68%

Jobs based in Schuyler, 2013 → 2023: 3,585 → 1,133. 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.