Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainWork means Broken Bow for about two in five of Comstock’s working residents
Hardly any stay in Comstock for work; outside it, Broken Bow is the main destination (44%, 23 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers; Nebraska has 11%. The average commute, 19 minutes each way, matches the Nebraska norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Comstock
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 32 people are in Comstock on a workday afternoon, 56% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
The places Comstock commutes to
Where Comstock clocks in
44% of workers
10% 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.
A commute of about 19 minutes in Comstock
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Comstock workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
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.
Comstock’s commute, mile by mile
About 24% 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.
Work in the towns next to Comstock
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Comstock workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comstock | – | — | — | 19 min | $47,500 |
| Comstock Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Douglas Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Comstock Township and Douglas Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Comstock’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 Comstock: questions
What is the median household income in Comstock?
$47,500 (±$27,201) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Comstock?
3.8%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Comstock?
19 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Comstock work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Comstock without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Comstock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Comstock
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.