About two in three of Firth’s working residents commute to Lincoln
Hardly any stay in Firth for work; outside it, Lincoln is the main destination (65%, 19 miles). Home is the office for 4% of workers, next to 11% for Nebraska as a whole. Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Firth apart
More than half of Firth works in Lincoln
205 working residents, 65%, have their main job in Lincoln, 19 miles away. That’s 65 times as many as work in Firth itself. The commute map ↓
Firth is a place people come home to
There are 72 jobs based in Firth, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Firth has about 400 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Firth workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 26 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 199 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 314 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Firth’s working residents head each day
Where Firth clocks in
65% of workers
8% 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.
Firth on a workday afternoon
On a workday 312 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Firth on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.23 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.
Getting to work from Firth takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Firth workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 307 commuters (the 4% 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.
The 72 jobs based in Firth
72 jobs are based in Firth.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Firth, 2013 → 2023: 73 → 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 Firth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Firth goes to work
About 15% 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.
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 Firth: questions
What is the median household income in Firth?
$80,938 (±$17,454) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Firth?
7.3%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Firth?
26 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Firth work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Firth 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 Firth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Firth
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.