Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainUnemployment in Plattsmouth (0.7%) is lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, where Nebraska has 19 and the U.S. 26. For jobs and income Plattsmouth is better than 86% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (B−). About one in seven work in Plattsmouth; the top destination outside it is Omaha (39%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Plattsmouth: the figures worth knowing
Plattsmouth workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
39% of Plattsmouth works in Omaha
1,211 working residents, 39%, have their main job in Omaha, 20 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Plattsmouth itself. The commute map ↓
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.
How Plattsmouth earns its Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Plattsmouth’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($73,929, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Plattsmouth could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Getting to work from Plattsmouth takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plattsmouth workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,611 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.
Commuting out of Plattsmouth: the destinations
Where Plattsmouth clocks in
39% of workers
7% 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.
How a workday changes Plattsmouth
On a workday 2,672 residents head out to work, 473 work right here, and 1,341 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,600 people are in Plattsmouth on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.58 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 kinds of work in Plattsmouth
1,814 jobs are based in Plattsmouth.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plattsmouth, 2013 → 2023: 1,755 → 1,814. 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 Plattsmouth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Plattsmouth
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.
Getting around Plattsmouth: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.3% 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 3,814 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.2% of Plattsmouth households have no vehicle (Nebraska 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Plattsmouth’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,167 U.S. towns of 4,900 to 9,400, Plattsmouth comes 570th 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 90 | Gretna NE | 9,207 | $124K | 4.2% | 0.6% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 563 | Ralston NE | 6,382 | $69K | 4.0% | 2.2% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 568 | Kronenwetter WI | 8,413 | $115K | 6.7% | 1.2% | 3% | A |
| 569 | Liberty Township IN | 6,297 | $82K | 5.6% | 1.4% | 8% | A |
| 570 | Plattsmouth NE | 6,955 | $74K | 5.1% | 0.7% | 15% | A |
| 571 | West Bridgewater MA | 7,872 | $123K | 5.0% | 4.7% | 10% | A |
| 572 | South Patrick Shores FL | 7,030 | $86K | 3.3% | 1.0% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 906 | Blair NE | 7,997 | $81K | 7.8% | 2.1% | 30% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,167 | 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 Plattsmouth, the top three, the last and three more from Nebraska.
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 Plattsmouth: questions
What is the median household income in Plattsmouth?
$73,929 (±$8,331) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plattsmouth?
5.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plattsmouth?
28 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plattsmouth work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Omaha (39%, 20 mi), Bellevue (7%, 10 mi), Lincoln (6%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Plattsmouth walkable?
Plattsmouth is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Plattsmouth without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Plattsmouth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plattsmouth
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.