Most of Prague commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 34 minutes getting to work on average; the Nebraska average is 19, the U.S. 26. 20 jobs are based in Prague, against 150 working residents. Hardly any work in Prague itself; outside it, Lincoln draws the most (37%, 35 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Prague
On a workday 150 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Prague on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Where Prague’s working residents head each day
Where Prague clocks in
37% of workers
9% 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 Prague
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prague, 2013 → 2023: 30 → 20. 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 Prague’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 34 minutes each way for Prague’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Prague workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 183 commuters (the 7% 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.
The commute from Prague, 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.
Next door to Prague
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prague workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prague | – | — | — | 34 min | $74,375 |
| Chester Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Elk Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chester Township and Elk Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Prague’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 Prague: questions
What is the median household income in Prague?
$74,375 (±$58,067) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prague?
5.9%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Prague?
34 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Prague work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (37%, 35 mi), Wahoo (11%, 12 mi), Omaha (9%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Prague without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Prague, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prague
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.