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Jobs & commute in Pickrell

Most of Pickrell commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any stay in Pickrell for work; outside it, Lincoln is the main destination (38%, 30 miles). There are 19 jobs in Pickrell; 88 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers work from home, against 11% across Nebraska.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Pickrell by day and by night

On a workday 88 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.

88live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
19work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night190
Workday120
190live here− 88head out to work+ 19come in to work= 120on a workday

About 120 people are in Pickrell on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.22jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The towns that employ Pickrell’s residents

Belleville: 1 residents work here (1%)Marysville: 3 residents work here (3%)PickrellOdellDwightBennet: 1 residents work here (1%)Blue Springs: 1 residents work here (1%)HebronFairbury: 2 residents work here (2%)YorkGretna: 3 residents work here (3%)Beatrice: 20 residents work here (23%)Lincoln: 33 residents work here (38%)Omaha: 3 residents work here (3%)Midland TownshipRiverside TownshipBlakely Township: 2 residents work here (2%)LincolnBeatriceMarysvilleGretnaOmahaFairburyPickrell
1
Lincoln30 mi away
38%33
2
Beatrice7.3 mi away
23%20
3
Marysville, KS37.2 mi away
3%3
4
Gretna58.8 mi away
3%3
5
Omaha70.6 mi away
3%3
6
Fairbury28.6 mi away
2%2
7
Blakely Township8.4 mi away
2%2
8
Belleville, KS61.2 mi away
1%1
9
Bennet24.1 mi away
1%1
10
Blue Springs17 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
22%19
The top trips

Where Pickrell clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

68% of the jobs in Pickrell pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in PickrellJobs Pickrell residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms11%16%
Trade, transport & utilities84%26%
Services: health, schools, offices5%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less11%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month21%22%
Over $3,333 a month68%67%

Who does it

29 or younger26%18%
30 to 5442%55%
55 and older32%27%
−10%

Jobs based in Pickrell, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 19. 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 Pickrell’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Nebraska

A year of commuting
213 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Pickrell28 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Pickrell workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Pickrell gets to work
89%Drive alone
10%Carpool
1%Other

Share of the 90 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.

How far

Miles to work from Pickrell

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLincoln: 38% · 30 miBeatrice: 23% · 7.3 miMarysville: 3% · 37.2 miGretna: 3% · 58.8 miOmaha: 3% · 70.6 miFairbury: 2% · 28.6 miBlakely Township: 2% · 8.4 miBelleville: 1% · 61.2 miBennet: 1% · 24.1 miBlue Springs: 1% · 17 miLincoln 38%Beatrice 23%Marysville 3%Gretna 3%Omaha 3%Pickrell
PickrellTop destinations (size = commuters)
28%Under 10 mi25 residents
11%10–24 mi10 residents
44%25–50 mi39 residents
16%Over 50 mi14 residents

About 16% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Pickrell: questions

What is the median household income in Pickrell?

$70,000 (±$12,199) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Pickrell?

6.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Pickrell?

28 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Pickrell work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (38%, 30 mi), Beatrice (23%, 7 mi), Marysville (3%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Pickrell 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 Pickrell, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Pickrell

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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.