Work & commute · West Blue

Work & commute in West Blue, NE

Most working residents leave West Blue for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Geneva (30%), Exeter (6%) and Fairmont (4%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 50 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

20%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 50 West Blue residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Blue.

50live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

17work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Blue goes to work

Geneva9.3 mi away

30%15

Exeter10.7 mi away

6%3

Fairmont3.9 mi away

4%2

Hebron34 mi away

4%2

York14.9 mi away

4%2

Strang17.2 mi away

2%1

Grafton3.8 mi away

2%1

Bruning22.8 mi away

2%1

Shickley17.1 mi away

2%1

Lindsay72 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%21

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

How far

How far West Blue commutes

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

30%

34%

16%

20%

30%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Blue 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 West Blue are

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

Jobs based in West Blue

17 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)47%

Trade, transport & utilities53%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month65%

Jobs West Blue residents hold

50 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+1600%

Jobs based in West Blue, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 17. 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.