Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Herman works elsewhere
There are 26 jobs in Herman; 125 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Herman for work; outside it, Omaha is the main destination (29%, 30 miles). Home is the office for 3% of workers, against 11% across Nebraska.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Herman by day
On a workday 125 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Herman on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
Commuting out of Herman: the destinations
Where Herman clocks in
29% of workers
10% 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 place that makes things: 73% of Herman’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Herman, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 26. 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 Herman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 42 minutes each way, longer than most of Nebraska
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Herman workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 240 commuters (the 3% 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 Herman commutes
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 Herman: questions
What is the median household income in Herman?
$80,461 (±$13,407) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Herman?
2.2%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Herman?
42 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Herman work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Omaha (29%, 30 mi), Fremont (18%, 21 mi), Blair (10%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Herman 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 Herman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Herman
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.