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Jobs & commute in Bee

Bee has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

For 2% of workers, the job is at home, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%. There are 6 jobs in Bee; 102 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Bee itself; outside it, Lincoln draws the most (33%, 24 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Bee

On a workday 102 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

102live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night170
Workday72
170live here− 100head out to work+ 6come in to work= 72on a workday

About 72 people are in Bee on a workday afternoon, 57% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.06jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Bee ends

Des Moines: 1 residents work here (1%)Dodge City: 1 residents work here (1%)Staplehurst: 1 residents work here (1%)MalcolmBeeUtica: 3 residents work here (3%)Wahoo: 2 residents work here (2%)Seward: 12 residents work here (12%)York: 8 residents work here (8%)Grand Island: 2 residents work here (2%)Lincoln: 34 residents work here (33%)Omaha: 7 residents work here (7%)LincolnSewardYorkOmahaUticaWahooBee
1
Lincoln24.2 mi away
33%34
2
Seward7 mi away
12%12
3
York29.5 mi away
8%8
4
Omaha55.2 mi away
7%7
5
Utica16.8 mi away
3%3
6
Wahoo27.2 mi away
2%2
7
Grand Island68.1 mi away
2%2
8
Des Moines, IA183.2 mi away
1%1
9
Dodge City, KS274.3 mi away
1%1
10
Staplehurst6.4 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%31
The top trips

Where Bee clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Services make up most of the work in Bee

Jobs based in BeeJobs Bee residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%26%
Trade, transport & utilities0%18%
Services: health, schools, offices100%56%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less83%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%17%
Over $3,333 a month17%66%

Who does it

29 or younger17%20%
30 to 5417%51%
55 and older67%29%
−40%

Jobs based in Bee, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 6. 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 Bee’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Bee spends getting to work: about 25 minutes

A year of commuting
190 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Bee25 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
2%

of Bee workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Bee gets to work
71%Drive alone
24%Carpool
1%Walk
3%Other

Share of the 180 commuters (the 2% 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.

How far

How far Bee’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLincoln: 33% · 24.2 miSeward: 12% · 7 miYork: 8% · 29.5 miOmaha: 7% · 55.2 miUtica: 3% · 16.8 miWahoo: 2% · 27.2 miGrand Island: 2% · 68.1 miDes Moines: 1% · 183.2 miDodge City: 1% · 274.3 miStaplehurst: 1% · 6.4 miLincoln 33%Seward 12%York 8%Omaha 7%Bee
BeeTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi18 residents
41%10–24 mi42 residents
27%25–50 mi28 residents
14%Over 50 mi14 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Bee: questions

What is the median household income in Bee?

$99,688 (±$23,822) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Bee?

2.5%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Bee?

25 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Bee work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (33%, 24 mi), Seward (12%, 7 mi), York (8%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Bee 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 Bee, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Bee

Bee home →

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.