Most of Lorton commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
10 jobs are based in Lorton; 24 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Lorton itself; outside it, Lincoln draws the most (33%, 37 miles). For 4% of workers, the job is at home (Nebraska 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Lorton
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24 people are in Lorton on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
The towns that employ Lorton’s residents
Where Lorton clocks in
33% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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.
In Lorton, 30% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lorton, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 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 Lorton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lorton
of Lorton workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 4% 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.
Miles to work from Lorton
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 Lorton: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lorton?
20.8%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lorton work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (33%, 37 mi), Nebraska City (8%, 10 mi), Council Bluffs (4%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lorton 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 Lorton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lorton
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.