Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainEarning a living in Newman Grove
For 4% of workers, the job is at home, next to 11% for Nebraska as a whole. Only 5% stay in Newman Grove for work; outside it, Norfolk is the main destination (16%, 26 miles). The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average, where Nebraska has 19 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Newman Grove and work: the main findings
How far it is to work from Newman Grove
About 27% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How a workday changes Newman Grove
On a workday 255 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 198 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.79 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Newman Grove’s residents
Where Newman Grove clocks in
16% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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 Newman Grove, services account for most jobs
211 jobs are based in Newman Grove.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newman Grove, 2014 → 2024: 277 → 211. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Newman Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Newman Grove: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newman Grove workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 357 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.
How Newman Grove compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newman Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newman Grove | – | — | — | 23 min | $54,861 |
| Walker Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Walker Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newman Grove’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 2024, 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 Newman Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Newman Grove?
$54,861 (±$16,500) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newman Grove?
15.4%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newman Grove?
23 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newman Grove work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Norfolk (16%, 26 mi), Madison (8%, 17 mi), Columbus (7%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Newman Grove 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 Newman Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newman Grove
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.