Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means Valentine for about two in three of Nenzel’s working residents
Hardly any work in Nenzel itself; outside it, Valentine draws the most (67%, 28 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers (Nebraska 11%). Commuters spend 86 minutes getting to work on average; the Nebraska average is 19, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Nenzel, and who commutes in
On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9 people are in Nenzel on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
The places Nenzel commutes to
Where Nenzel clocks in
11% 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 long Nenzel spends getting to work: about 86 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 27.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nenzel workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Nenzel
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 Nenzel: questions
What is the median household income in Nenzel?
$43,750 (±$37,811) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nenzel?
42.9%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nenzel?
86 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nenzel work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Nenzel 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 Nenzel, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nenzel
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.