Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Overland works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Overland itself; outside it, Aurora draws the most (19%, 15 miles). Employers in Overland report 6 jobs; 86 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Overland
On a workday 86 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Overland on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
Commuting out of Overland: the destinations
Where Overland clocks in
19% 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.
83% of the jobs in Overland pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Overland, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 6. 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 Overland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Overland
of Overland workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Overland
About 21% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Overland
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Overland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overland | – | — | — | — | $114,464 |
| Prairie Island Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Prairie Island Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Overland’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 Overland: questions
What is the median household income in Overland?
$114,464 (±$2,507) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Overland?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Overland work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aurora (19%, 15 mi), Grand Island (10%, 23 mi), York (7%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Overland 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 Overland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Overland
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.