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Jobs & commute in Julian

With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Julian works elsewhere

For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Nebraska has 11%. 10 jobs are based in Julian, and 20 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Julian; the top destination outside it is Auburn (30%, 9 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Julian on a workday

On a workday 20 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.

20live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night46
Workday36
46live here− 20head out to work+ 10come in to work= 36on a workday

About 36 people are in Julian on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.50jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Commuting out of Julian: the destinations

Clay Center: 1 residents work here (5%)JulianSyracuse: 1 residents work here (5%)Humboldt: 1 residents work here (5%)Tecumseh: 2 residents work here (10%)Auburn: 6 residents work here (30%)Nebraska City: 1 residents work here (5%)York: 1 residents work here (5%)Lincoln: 2 residents work here (10%)Omaha: 1 residents work here (5%)Kickapoo TownshipAuburnTecumsehLincolnClay CenterSyracuseHumboldtJulian
1
Auburn9.1 mi away
30%6
2
Tecumseh19.7 mi away
10%2
3
Lincoln46.9 mi away
10%2
4
Clay Center, KS103.1 mi away
5%1
5
Syracuse19.3 mi away
5%1
6
Humboldt24.8 mi away
5%1
7
Nebraska City10.8 mi away
5%1
8
York93.6 mi away
5%1
9
Omaha52.3 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
20%4
The top trips

Where Julian clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

The kinds of work in Julian

Jobs based in JulianJobs Julian residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%15%
Trade, transport & utilities80%25%
Services: health, schools, offices20%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%15%
Over $3,333 a month0%75%

Who does it

29 or younger0%25%
30 to 5410%60%
55 and older90%15%
−50%

Jobs based in Julian, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 10. 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 Julian’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Julian’s commute takes about 20 minutes

A year of commuting
156 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Julian20 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Julian workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Julian gets to work
80%Drive alone
20%Carpool

Share of the 20 commuters (the 0% 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 far

The distance from Julian to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAuburn: 30% · 9.1 miTecumseh: 10% · 19.7 miLincoln: 10% · 46.9 miClay Center: 5% · 103.1 miSyracuse: 5% · 19.3 miHumboldt: 5% · 24.8 miNebraska City: 5% · 10.8 miYork: 5% · 93.6 miOmaha: 5% · 52.3 miAuburn 30%Tecumseh 10%Lincoln 10%Clay Center 5%Syracuse 5%Julian
JulianTop destinations (size = commuters)
35%Under 10 mi7 residents
30%10–24 mi6 residents
15%25–50 mi3 residents
20%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 20% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Julian: questions

What is the median household income in Julian?

$41,250 (±$28,606) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Julian?

2.4%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Julian?

20 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Julian work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Auburn (30%, 9 mi), Tecumseh (10%, 20 mi), Lincoln (10%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Julian 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 Julian, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Julian

Julian home →

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.