Rad Plzen cis. 9 Z.C.B.J. (SD10-6) · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Lincoln draws about two in five of Morse Bluff’s working residents
Hardly any work in Morse Bluff; the top destination outside it is Lincoln (41%, 43 miles). The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average, next to 19 for Nebraska and 26 for the U.S. There are 33 jobs in Morse Bluff for 51 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Morse Bluff on a workday afternoon
On a workday 51 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Morse Bluff on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
Where people from Morse Bluff work
Where Morse Bluff clocks in
41% of workers
10% 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 Morse Bluff, 45% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morse Bluff, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 33. 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 Morse Bluff’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way, longer than most of Nebraska
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morse Bluff workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 commuters (the 14% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Morse Bluff
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 Morse Bluff: questions
What is the median household income in Morse Bluff?
$74,063 (±$10,342) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morse Bluff?
2.9%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morse Bluff?
29 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morse Bluff work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Morse Bluff without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morse Bluff, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morse Bluff
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.