Ackerhurst-Eipperhurst Dairy Barn · Photo: PhotoMary · CC BY-SA 3.0About two in three of Bennington’s working residents commute to Omaha
Hardly any work in Bennington; the top destination outside it is Omaha (67%, 9 miles). Jobs and income earn Bennington A; getting around on foot earns it B−. Household incomes here are higher than in 75% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bennington at work: what stands out
More than half of Bennington works in Omaha
716 working residents, 67%, have their main job in Omaha, 9.2 miles away. That’s far more as work in Bennington itself. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Bennington
74% of Bennington residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Bennington pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 100% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
38% of the jobs based in Bennington are held by workers 29 or younger, against 18% of Bennington’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Bennington’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bennington is better than 86% of U.S. towns. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Bennington’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bennington could be anywhere from B− to A+.
The towns that employ Bennington’s residents
Where Bennington clocks in
67% of workers
3% of workers
2% 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.
The 507 jobs based in Bennington
507 jobs are based in Bennington.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bennington, 2013 → 2023: 264 → 507. 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 Bennington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Bennington on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,066 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 503 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Bennington on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.47 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How long Bennington spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bennington workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,035 commuters (the 13% 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.
Bennington’s commute, mile by mile
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.
In Bennington, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bennington is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Bennington near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,189 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 11.1% of Bennington households have no vehicle (Nebraska 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Bennington’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700, Bennington comes 489th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 189 | Yutan NE | 1,451 | $103K | 0.7% | 8.8% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 282 | Buccaneer Bay NE | 1,418 | $161K | 4.9% | 0.0% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 331 | Beaver Lake NE | 2,114 | $122K | 1.7% | 3.0% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 487 | Jubilee Township IL | 1,743 | $125K | 5.4% | 2.1% | 0% | A |
| 488 | Wayne Township IN | 1,737 | $125K | 3.1% | 4.8% | 1% | A |
| 489 | Bennington NE | 1,968 | $98K | 5.3% | 3.0% | <1% | A |
| 490 | Munson Township MN | 1,491 | $121K | 2.5% | 6.8% | 1% | A |
| 491 | Toro Canyon CA | 1,477 | $141K | 6.0% | 5.9% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Bennington, the top three, the last and three more from Nebraska.
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 Bennington: questions
What is the median household income in Bennington?
$97,500 (±$26,120) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bennington?
5.3%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bennington?
23 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bennington work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Omaha (67%, 9 mi), Lincoln (3%, 47 mi), Papillion (2%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bennington walkable?
Bennington is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bennington without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bennington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bennington
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.