Miller Hotel · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainLong Pine has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 3% work in Long Pine; the top destination outside it is Ainsworth (40%, 8 miles). Employers in Long Pine report 61 jobs; 136 of its residents have a job. 1% of workers work from home, next to 11% for Nebraska as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Long Pine
On a workday 132 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Long Pine on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 Long Pine to work: where people go
Where Long Pine clocks in
40% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Jobs in Long Pine: what the 61 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Long Pine, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 61. 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 Long Pine’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 11 minutes from Long Pine
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Long Pine workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 170 commuters (the 1% 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.
Where in the region Long Pine works
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.
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 Long Pine: questions
What is the median household income in Long Pine?
$45,625 (±$13,956) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Long Pine?
14.3%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Long Pine?
11 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Long Pine work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ainsworth (40%, 8 mi), O'Neill (4%, 54 mi), Bassett (3%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Long Pine without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Long Pine, from the people who make the trip.
More of Long Pine
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.