For more than four in five of its working residents, Yankee Hill is a commute to Lincoln
72 jobs are based in Yankee Hill; 126 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 11 minutes on average; Nebraska averages 19, the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 6% of workers, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Yankee Hill, and who commutes in
On a workday 126 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Yankee Hill on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.57 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Yankee Hill to work: where people go
Where Yankee Hill clocks in
81% 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.
The kinds of work in Yankee Hill
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Yankee Hill, 2014 → 2024: 44 → 72. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Yankee Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 11 minutes in Yankee Hill
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Yankee Hill workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 162 commuters (the 6% 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 Yankee Hill, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Yankee Hill and its neighbors: 81% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Yankee Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yankee Hill | – | — | — | 11 min | $71,597 |
| Lincoln | 81% | B | A | 18 min | $71,867 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lincoln. Darker towns draw more of Yankee Hill’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 2024, 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 Yankee Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Yankee Hill?
$71,597 (±$34,691) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Yankee Hill?
0.4%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Yankee Hill?
11 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Yankee Hill work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Yankee Hill without a car?
11% 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 Yankee Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Yankee Hill
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.