Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainWith 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of North Bend works elsewhere
340 jobs are based in North Bend, against 612 working residents. Jobs and income earn North Bend B−; getting around on foot earns it B−. Home is the office for 2% of workers (Nebraska 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where North Bend stands out on work
The four measures behind North Bend’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, North Bend is better than 49% of U.S. towns. Household income holds North Bend’s grade up ($85,882, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 26% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (0.2%) is left out: North Bend’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, North Bend could be anywhere from C to B+.
From North Bend, about 23 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Bend workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 558 commuters (the 2% 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.
A workday in North Bend: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 517 residents head out to work, 95 work right here, and 245 people come in from elsewhere.
About 990 people are in North Bend on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
18% of working residents work in Fremont
Where North Bend clocks in
17% 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.
The kinds of work in North Bend
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Bend, 2013 → 2023: 382 → 340. 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 North Bend’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from North Bend, by distance
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.
In North Bend, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Bend is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.5% across Nebraska.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 568 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of North Bend households have no vehicle (Nebraska 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Bend’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700, North Bend ranks 1,722nd of 4,866 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 140 | Yutan NE | 1,451 | $103K | 0.7% | 8.8% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 183 | Buccaneer Bay NE | 1,418 | $161K | 4.9% | 0.0% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 243 | Pohocco Township NE | 1,296 | $100K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,720 | Boulder MT | 1,305 | $73K | 3.8% | 6.9% | 3% | B− |
| 1,721 | Hampton NJ | 1,443 | $67K | 12.4% | 4.8% | 1% | B− |
| 1,722 | North Bend NE | 1,263 | $86K | 8.6% | 0.2% | 16% | B− |
| 1,723 | Arlington OH | 1,457 | $77K | 9.7% | 2.8% | 3% | B− |
| 1,724 | Pleasant View Township IL | 1,354 | $72K | 7.2% | 4.9% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of North Bend, the top three, the last and three more from Nebraska.
How North Bend compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Cotterell Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Bend workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bend | – | B− | B− | 23 min | $85,882 |
| Cotterell Township | 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cotterell Township and Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Bend’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 North Bend: questions
What is the median household income in North Bend?
$85,882 (±$9,657) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Bend?
8.6%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Bend?
23 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Bend work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fremont (18%, 16 mi), Omaha (17%, 40 mi), Lincoln (8%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Bend walkable?
North Bend is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 11.2 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Bend without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Bend, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Bend
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.