Work means Lincoln for about two in three of Hickman’s working residents
Measured by household income, Hickman is ahead of 80% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Hickman A; getting around on foot earns it C. Only 3% stay in Hickman for work; outside it, Lincoln is the main destination (70%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Hickman apart on work
More than half of Hickman works in Lincoln
983 working residents, 70%, have their main job in Lincoln, 13 miles away. That’s 23 times as many as work in Hickman itself. The commute map ↓
Hickman is a place people come home to
There are 278 jobs based in Hickman, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hickman has about 2,500 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Hickman workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 25 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 192 hours of commuting, 46 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.
Inside Hickman’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hickman is better than 91% of U.S. towns, #6 of 57 in Nebraska. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 54% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hickman could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Commuting out of Hickman: the destinations
Where Hickman clocks in
70% 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.
Who works in Hickman, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,376 residents head out to work, 37 work right here, and 241 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Hickman on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.20 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.
About 25 minutes to work from Hickman
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hickman workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,371 commuters (the 14% 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.
What the 278 jobs in Hickman are
278 jobs are based in Hickman.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hickman, 2013 → 2023: 161 → 278. 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 Hickman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Hickman’s workers travel
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.
Most trips from Hickman start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hickman is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns, #50 of 57 in Nebraska. Both inputs place Hickman near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,603 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.5% of Hickman households have no vehicle (Nebraska 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hickman’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hickman places 367th of 4,210 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,600 to 4,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | Waverly NE | 4,533 | $112K | 0.5% | 0.0% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 199 | Township 2 NE | 3,213 | $116K | 4.0% | 1.5% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 310 | Valley NE | 3,412 | $110K | 5.3% | 2.1% | 14% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 365 | Millersburg OR | 3,583 | $125K | 5.1% | 1.5% | 3% | A |
| 366 | Castle Hills TX | 3,948 | $95K | 6.9% | 2.4% | 4% | A |
| 367 | Hickman NE | 3,663 | $104K | 2.6% | 1.7% | 3% | A |
| 368 | North Hudson WI | 3,803 | $123K | 4.2% | 3.7% | 2% | A |
| 369 | Riverton IL | 3,471 | $81K | 0.9% | 0.0% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,210 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hickman, the top three, the last and three more from Nebraska.
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 Hickman: questions
What is the median household income in Hickman?
$104,375 (±$8,612) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hickman?
2.6%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hickman?
25 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hickman work?
3% work in town.
Is Hickman walkable?
Hickman is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hickman without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hickman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hickman
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.