Schuyler Carnegie Library · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainMost of Schuyler commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Schuyler has 1,133 jobs; 3,296 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Schuyler B+; getting around on foot earns it A. 1% of workers have no commute at all, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Schuyler apart on work
Fewer jobs are based in Schuyler than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Schuyler fell from 3,585 in 2013 to 1,133 in 2023, −68%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Schuyler
68% of Schuyler residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Schuyler pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 87% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Few Schuyler workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 11% across Nebraska. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
A young workforce
30% of Schuyler’s working residents are 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Schuyler empties out on a workday
About 4,600 people are in Schuyler on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 6,800 who live here: 2,900 head out to work and 710 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
The four measures behind Schuyler’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Schuyler is better than 67% of U.S. towns, #20 of 57 in Nebraska. Unemployment holds Schuyler’s grade up (1.6%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 31% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Schuyler could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
The kinds of work in Schuyler
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Schuyler, 2013 → 2023: 3,585 → 1,133. 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 Schuyler’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Schuyler takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Schuyler workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,196 commuters (the 1% 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.
Who works in Schuyler, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,871 residents head out to work, 425 work right here, and 708 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,600 people are in Schuyler on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
16% of working residents work in Columbus
Where Schuyler clocks in
16% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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 far Schuyler goes to work
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Schuyler
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Schuyler is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns, #4 of 57 in Nebraska. Both inputs place Schuyler near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,230 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 61% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Schuyler households have no vehicle (Nebraska 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Schuyler’s commuters take a bus or train.
Schuyler next to U.S. towns of 4,800 to 9,200: 1,243rd of 3,168 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 558 | Ralston NE | 6,382 | $69K | 4.0% | 2.2% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 566 | Plattsmouth NE | 6,955 | $74K | 5.1% | 0.7% | 15% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 898 | Blair NE | 7,997 | $81K | 7.8% | 2.1% | 30% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,241 | Helena Valley Northwest MT | 5,183 | $101K | 2.6% | 4.5% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,242 | Litchfield Beach SC | 9,044 | $76K | 8.5% | 1.6% | 16% | B+ |
| 1,243 | Schuyler NE | 6,800 | $80K | 6.8% | 1.6% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,244 | Ranlo NC | 4,848 | $78K | 5.5% | 5.7% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,245 | Shirley MA | 7,189 | $122K | 9.9% | 5.3% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,168 | 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 Schuyler, 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 Schuyler: questions
What is the median household income in Schuyler?
$80,399 (±$8,563) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Schuyler?
6.8%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Schuyler?
17 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Schuyler work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (16%, 15 mi), Omaha (5%, 54 mi), Columbus Township (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Schuyler walkable?
Schuyler is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.4 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Schuyler without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Schuyler, from the people who make the trip.
More of Schuyler
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.