Beaver Crossing has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 21 jobs in Beaver Crossing, and 147 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Beaver Crossing for work; outside it, Lincoln is the main destination (40%, 32 miles). A typical one-way commute from Beaver Crossing lasts 27 minutes (Nebraska 19, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Beaver Crossing for work, and who comes in
On a workday 146 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Beaver Crossing on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Beaver Crossing to work: where people go
Where Beaver Crossing clocks in
40% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
In Beaver Crossing, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beaver Crossing, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 21. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Beaver Crossing’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way for Beaver Crossing’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beaver Crossing workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 147 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Nebraska: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Beaver Crossing
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Beaver Crossing: questions
What is the median household income in Beaver Crossing?
$62,813 (±$7,246) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beaver Crossing?
15.5%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beaver Crossing?
27 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beaver Crossing work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (40%, 32 mi), Milford (10%, 12 mi), Seward (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beaver Crossing without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beaver Crossing, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beaver Crossing
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.