Jobs and the daily commute in Crab Orchard
Hardly any work in Crab Orchard itself; outside it, Lincoln draws the most (26%, 35 miles). For 78% of workers, the job is at home, against 11% across Nebraska. Crab Orchard has 23 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Crab Orchard on a workday
On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Crab Orchard on a workday afternoon, 51% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Crab Orchard ends
Where Crab Orchard clocks in
26% of workers
17% of workers
13% 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.
Working from home in Crab Orchard
of Crab Orchard workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2 commuters (the 78% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Crab Orchard
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Crab Orchard: questions
What is the median household income in Crab Orchard?
$62,500 (±$38,340) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crab Orchard?
5.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Crab Orchard work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (26%, 35 mi), Omaha (17%, 67 mi), Tecumseh (13%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Crab Orchard 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 Crab Orchard, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crab Orchard
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.