Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0There are 9.3 jobs in Melia for every working resident, and 454 people commute in
0% of workers have no commute at all, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%. Employers in Melia report 454 jobs for 49 working residents. Hardly any work in Melia itself; outside it, Omaha draws the most (31%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Melia: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 49 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 430 people are in Melia on a workday afternoon, 1841% more than live here.
9.3 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where the people who work in Melia live
Where Melia clocks in
31% of workers
18% of workers
8% 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.
Goods, not services: 83% of the jobs in Melia
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Melia, 2013 → 2023: 122 → 454. 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 Melia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Melia
of Melia workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2 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 many miles Melia commutes
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.
Melia and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Gretna (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Melia’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 Melia: questions
What is the poverty rate in Melia?
50.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Melia work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Omaha (31%, 16 mi), Lincoln (18%, 29 mi), Gretna (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Melia 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 Melia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Melia
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.