Photo: Vanilla yogurt · CC BY-SA 4.0Sarben at work: jobs, income and the commute
No jobs are based in Sarben in the Census job records; 5 of its residents work elsewhere. For 50% of workers, the job is at home, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%. Hardly any work in Sarben; the top destination outside it is Paxton (20%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Sarben by day
On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16 people are in Sarben on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 towns that employ Sarben’s residents
Where Sarben clocks in
20% 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.
Working from home in Sarben
of Sarben workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3 commuters (the 50% 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.
Sarben’s commute, mile by mile
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.
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 Sarben: questions
What is the poverty rate in Sarben?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sarben work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paxton (20%, 4 mi), Ogallala (20%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sarben 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 Sarben, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sarben
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.