Lincoln draws about two in three of Malcolm’s working residents
The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. Hardly any stay in Malcolm for work; outside it, Lincoln is the main destination (70%, 12 miles). Employers in Malcolm report 18 jobs, and 230 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Malcolm apart on work
More than half of Malcolm works in Lincoln
160 working residents, 70%, have their main job in Lincoln, 12 miles away. That’s far more as work in Malcolm itself. The commute map ↓
Malcolm is a place people come home to
There are 18 jobs based in Malcolm, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Malcolm has about 270 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 230 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Malcolm goes to work
Where Malcolm 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.
How a workday changes Malcolm
On a workday 229 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Malcolm on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
0.08 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.
Making and building: 67% of jobs based in Malcolm
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Malcolm, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 18. 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 Malcolm’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 21 minutes each way for Malcolm’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Malcolm workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 235 commuters (the 8% 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.
Half of Malcolm commutes less than 12 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.
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 Malcolm: questions
What is the median household income in Malcolm?
$85,625 (±$28,249) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Malcolm?
18.4%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Malcolm?
21 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Malcolm work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (70%, 12 mi), Omaha (6%, 49 mi), Crete (1%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Malcolm without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Malcolm, from the people who make the trip.
More of Malcolm
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.