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Jobs & commute in Brock

Most of Brock commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

Brock has 3 jobs for 41 working residents. Hardly any work in Brock; the top destination outside it is Auburn (22%, 9 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 11% for Nebraska as a whole.

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

Day and night

Who commutes out of Brock, and who commutes in

On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

41live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night120
Workday82
120live here− 41head out to work+ 3come in to work= 82on a workday

About 82 people are in Brock on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.07jobs 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 Brock’s working residents head each day

Johnson: 3 residents work here (7%)BrockTable Rock: 1 residents work here (2%)BrownvilleSyracuse: 1 residents work here (2%)Humboldt: 1 residents work here (2%)Auburn: 9 residents work here (22%)Falls City: 1 residents work here (2%)Nebraska City: 3 residents work here (7%)Columbus: 1 residents work here (2%)Lincoln: 2 residents work here (5%)Omaha: 5 residents work here (12%)AuburnOmahaJohnsonNebraska CityLincolnTable RockBrock
1
Auburn8.8 mi away
22%9
2
Omaha54.3 mi away
12%5
3
Johnson5.3 mi away
7%3
4
Nebraska City14.4 mi away
7%3
5
Lincoln43.9 mi away
5%2
6
Table Rock22 mi away
2%1
7
Syracuse17.2 mi away
2%1
8
Humboldt21.8 mi away
2%1
9
Falls City34.6 mi away
2%1
10
Columbus98.5 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%14
The top trips

Where Brock 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

In Brock, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in BrockJobs Brock residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%22%
Trade, transport & utilities0%24%
Services: health, schools, offices100%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%24%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%24%
Over $3,333 a month0%51%

Who does it

29 or younger0%22%
30 to 540%54%
55 and older100%24%
−86%

Jobs based in Brock, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 3. 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 Brock’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Brock spends getting to work: about 24 minutes

A year of commuting
187 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Brock24 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Brock gets to work
87%Drive alone
13%Carpool

Share of the 52 commuters (the 0% 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

Where in the region Brock works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAuburn: 22% · 8.8 miOmaha: 12% · 54.3 miJohnson: 7% · 5.3 miNebraska City: 7% · 14.4 miLincoln: 5% · 43.9 miTable Rock: 2% · 22 miSyracuse: 2% · 17.2 miHumboldt: 2% · 21.8 miFalls City: 2% · 34.6 miColumbus: 2% · 98.5 miAuburn 22%Omaha 12%Johnson 7%Nebraska City 7%Lincoln 5%Brock
BrockTop destinations (size = commuters)
34%Under 10 mi14 residents
29%10–24 mi12 residents
15%25–50 mi6 residents
22%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 22% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.

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 Brock: questions

What is the median household income in Brock?

$38,750 (±$12,280) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Brock?

21.7%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Brock?

24 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Brock work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Auburn (22%, 9 mi), Omaha (12%, 54 mi), Johnson (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Brock without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Brock, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Brock

Brock 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.