St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and School Complex · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Most of Crofton commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 5% work in Crofton itself; outside it, Yankton draws the most (19%, 12 miles). 138 jobs are based in Crofton for 280 working residents. The average commute takes 16 minutes each way (Nebraska 19, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Crofton for work, and who comes in
On a workday 266 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 124 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Crofton on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
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 towns that employ Crofton’s residents
Where Crofton clocks in
19% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Crofton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crofton, 2013 → 2023: 165 → 138. 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 Crofton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 16 minutes to work from Crofton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crofton workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 403 commuters (the 10% 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 many miles Crofton commutes
About 25% 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.
Crofton and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crofton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crofton | – | — | — | 16 min | $94,583 |
| Eastern Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eastern Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Crofton’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 Crofton: questions
What is the median household income in Crofton?
$94,583 (±$12,634) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crofton?
8.8%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crofton?
16 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crofton work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Yankton (19%, 12 mi), Santee (7%, 19 mi), Hartington (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Crofton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Crofton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crofton
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.