Work & commute · Stanton

Work & commute in Stanton, NE

Most working residents leave Stanton for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Norfolk (41%), Omaha (5%) and Lincoln (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

56 of 748 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 692 Stanton residents head out of town to work, 56 work right here, and 366 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Stanton.

692live here, work elsewhere

56live and work here

366work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Stanton goes to work

Norfolk12.4 mi away

41%307

Stanton (in town)right here

7%56

Omaha76.3 mi away

5%38

Lincoln83.4 mi away

3%20

Wayne22.5 mi away

2%17

Columbus36.1 mi away

1%11

Newman Grove32.2 mi away

1%7

Pierce23.8 mi away

1%7

Madison15.1 mi away

1%7

Fremont51.3 mi away

1%6

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%272

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

How far

How far Stanton commutes

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

11%

63%

20%

11%Under 10 mi

63%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Stanton is a commuter town

0.56jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Stanton are

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

Jobs based in Stanton

422 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)80%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Stanton residents hold

748 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−13%

Jobs based in Stanton, 2013 → 2023: 485 → 422. 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.