Citizens State Bank · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainCreston at work: jobs, income and the commute
For 1% of workers, the job is at home, next to 11% for Nebraska as a whole. Only 1% work in Creston; the top destination outside it is Columbus (19%, 19 miles). Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average; Nebraska averages 19, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Creston for work, and who comes in
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 71 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.85 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Creston ends
Where Creston clocks in
19% of workers
11% of workers
6% 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.
Creston works in goods: 32% of its jobs
72 jobs are based in Creston.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Creston, 2013 → 2023: 84 → 72. 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 Creston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes to work from Creston
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Creston workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 80 commuters (the 1% 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.
Creston’s commute, mile by mile
About 31% 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 Creston compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Humphrey Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Creston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creston | – | — | — | 21 min | $64,792 |
| Humphrey Township | 5% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Creston Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Humphrey Township and Creston Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Creston’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 Creston: questions
What is the median household income in Creston?
$64,792 (±$7,028) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Creston?
4.7%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Creston?
21 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Creston work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (19%, 19 mi), Lindsay (11%, 17 mi), Humphrey (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Creston 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 Creston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Creston
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.