Omaha draws about half of Offutt AFB’s working residents
Only 2% work in Offutt AFB itself; outside it, Omaha draws the most (48%, 12 miles). The two grades for Offutt AFB are B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Commuters spend 18 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
Work in Offutt AFB: the figures worth knowing
Offutt AFB trades workers with the towns around it
Offutt AFB has about as many jobs (1,441) as working residents (1,576), but they are mostly different people: 1,546 residents leave for work each day while 1,411 people come in. Only 2% of the jobs in Offutt AFB are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Nearly half of Offutt AFB works in Omaha
760 working residents, 48%, have their main job in Omaha, 12 miles away. That’s 24 times as many as work in Offutt AFB itself. The commute map ↓
The jobs in Offutt AFB pay better than its residents’ jobs
76% of the jobs based in Offutt AFB pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 54% of the jobs Offutt AFB residents hold. 98% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Offutt AFB. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Offutt AFB is services
92% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 1% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
A young workforce
34% of Offutt AFB’s working residents are 29 or younger, about one in three. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Offutt AFB gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Offutt AFB is better than 75% of U.S. towns, #16 of 57 in Nebraska. Job access by car holds Offutt AFB’s grade up (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($72,500, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Offutt AFB could be anywhere from B− to A.
The daily flow of workers through Offutt AFB
On a workday 1,546 residents head out to work, 30 work right here, and 1,411 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 (0.91 per resident).
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 Offutt AFB goes to work
Where Offutt AFB clocks in
48% of workers
13% of workers
6% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
1,441 jobs are based in Offutt AFB.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Offutt AFB, 2013 → 2023: 1,588 → 1,441. 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 Offutt AFB’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 18 minutes in Offutt AFB
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Offutt AFB workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,879 commuters (the 5% 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.
Miles to work from Offutt AFB
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 Offutt AFB, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Offutt AFB is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns, #51 of 57 in Nebraska. Both inputs place Offutt AFB near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,040 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of 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). 1.1% of Offutt AFB households have no vehicle (Nebraska 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Offutt AFB’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,200, Offutt AFB ranks 943rd of 3,307 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 74 | Waverly NE | 4,533 | $112K | 0.5% | 0.0% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 413 | Township 1 NE | 4,517 | $126K | 5.9% | 2.9% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 532 | Ralston NE | 6,382 | $69K | 4.0% | 2.2% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 941 | West Cocalico Township PA | 7,607 | $96K | 12.5% | 2.1% | 6% | B+ |
| 942 | Harbison Canyon CA | 4,328 | $130K | 4.7% | 7.6% | 2% | B+ |
| 943 | Offutt AFB NE | 6,074 | $73K | 6.6% | 2.9% | 2% | B+ |
| 944 | Cold Spring KY | 6,640 | $75K | 9.9% | 2.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 945 | Rockford MI | 6,313 | $107K | 5.0% | 6.2% | 9% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,307 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Offutt AFB, the top three, the last and three more from Nebraska.
Bordering towns draw 13% of Offutt AFB’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Offutt AFB workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offutt AFB | – | B+ | C | 18 min | $72,500 |
| Bellevue | 13% | A− | B− | 21 min | $85,462 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bellevue. Darker towns draw more of Offutt AFB’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 Offutt AFB: questions
What is the median household income in Offutt AFB?
$72,500 (±$9,515) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Offutt AFB?
6.6%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Offutt AFB?
18 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Offutt AFB work?
2% work in town.
Is Offutt AFB walkable?
Offutt AFB is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Offutt AFB without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Offutt AFB, from the people who make the trip.
More of Offutt AFB
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.