Scribner Town Hall · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Scribner has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 3% of workers, the job is at home, next to 11% for Nebraska as a whole. 205 jobs are based in Scribner; 372 of its residents have a job. Only 6% work in Scribner; the top destination outside it is Fremont (19%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Scribner
On a workday 348 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 181 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Scribner on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Out of Scribner to work: where people go
Where Scribner clocks in
18% 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 Scribner
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scribner, 2013 → 2023: 297 → 205. 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 Scribner’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes to work from Scribner
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Scribner workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 317 commuters (the 3% 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 it is to work from Scribner
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.
Scribner and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scribner workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scribner | – | — | — | 20 min | $58,889 |
| Cuming Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Pebble Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cuming Township and Pebble Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Scribner’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 Scribner: questions
What is the median household income in Scribner?
$58,889 (±$11,749) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scribner?
14.4%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scribner?
20 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scribner work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fremont (19%, 18 mi), Omaha (18%, 42 mi), Snyder (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Scribner without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Scribner, from the people who make the trip.
More of Scribner
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.