Hooper Historic District · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Hooper has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 4% stay in Hooper for work; outside it, Fremont is the main destination (19%, 12 miles). Hooper has 133 jobs, and 389 of its residents work somewhere. 2% of workers have no commute at all (Nebraska 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Hooper
Fewer jobs are based in Hooper than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Hooper fell from 434 in 2013 to 133 in 2023, −69%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Few Hooper workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 11% across Nebraska. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 389 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Hooper works in goods: 32% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hooper, 2013 → 2023: 434 → 133. 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 Hooper’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes each way, about the NE average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hooper workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 379 commuters (the 2% 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.
A workday in Hooper: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 374 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 118 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Hooper on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Out of Hooper to work: where people go
Where Hooper clocks in
18% 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.
Half of Hooper commutes less than 18 miles
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.
Hooper and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Hooper Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hooper workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooper | – | — | — | 20 min | $77,865 |
| Hooper Township | 3% | B | C | 23 min | $76,750 |
| Everett Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Everett Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hooper’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 Hooper: questions
What is the median household income in Hooper?
$77,865 (±$7,349) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hooper?
6.5%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hooper?
20 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hooper work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fremont (19%, 12 mi), Omaha (18%, 35 mi), West Point (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hooper without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hooper, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hooper
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.