Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainThere are 2.2 jobs in Center for every working resident, and 70 people commute in
20% of workers work from home, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%. There are 70 jobs in Center for 32 working residents. Hardly any work in Center; the top destination outside it is Creighton (31%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Center
On a workday 32 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 110 people are in Center on a workday afternoon, 54% more than live here.
2.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The daily trip into Center
Where Center 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Center
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Center, 2013 → 2023: 63 → 70. 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 Center’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Center takes about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Center workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 62 commuters (the 19% 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.
Half of Center commutes less than 18 miles
About 19% 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 Center compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Center workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center | – | — | — | 13 min | $70,000 |
| Valley Township | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Spade Township | under 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Valley Township and Spade Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Center’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Center: questions
What is the median household income in Center?
$70,000 (±$55,002) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Center?
37.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Center?
13 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Center work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Creighton (31%, 10 mi), Verdigre (13%, 8 mi), Crofton (6%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Center 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 Center, from the people who make the trip.
More of Center
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.