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The most common industries in Central City are: Educational services (12.5% of civilian employees), Health care (9.7% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (6.9% of civilian employees). 60.5% of workers work in Merrick County and 3.7% of all workers work at home. 65.5% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 64.5% across the entire state of Nebraska.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Central City, Nebraska was 2,998 / 3,049
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Central City, Nebraska was 2,998 / 3,049
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 12.5% (173) | 7.9% (59) | 17.9% (114) |
| Health care | 9.7% (135) | 1.7% (13) | 19.2% (122) |
| Accommodation and food services | 6.9% (95) | 4.5% (34) | 9.6% (61) |
| Wood products | 6.6% (92) | 9.9% (74) | 2.8% (18) |
| Construction | 6.6% (91) | 11.1% (83) | 1.3% (8) |
| Public administration | 4.9% (68) | 5.1% (38) | 4.7% (30) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 4.7% (65) | 7.7% (58) | 1.1% (7) |
| Food | 3.2% (45) | 4.3% (32) | 2.0% (13) |
| Finance and insurance | 2.7% (38) | 3.1% (23) | 2.4% (15) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.6% (36) | 2.8% (21) | 2.4% (15) |
| Social assistance | 2.5% (35) | 0.0% (0) | 5.5% (35) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.4% (33) | 1.6% (12) | 3.3% (21) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 2.3% (32) | 3.7% (28) | 0.6% (4) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.3% (32) | 2.1% (16) | 2.5% (16) |
| Machinery | 2.2% (30) | 4.0% (30) | 0.0% (0) |
| Repair and maintenance | 2.0% (28) | 3.1% (23) | 0.8% (5) |
| Truck transportation | 1.7% (24) | 2.5% (19) | 0.8% (5) |
| Rail transportation | 1.7% (24) | 3.2% (24) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.7% (23) | 2.1% (16) | 1.1% (7) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.3% (18) | 0.7% (5) | 2.0% (13) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.2% (17) | 0.5% (4) | 2.0% (13) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 1.2% (17) | 1.7% (13) | 0.6% (4) |
| Utilities | 1.1% (15) | 2.0% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 1.1% (15) | 0.5% (4) | 1.7% (11) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.9% (12) | 0.5% (4) | 1.3% (8) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.9% (12) | 0.5% (4) | 1.3% (8) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.8% (11) | 0.7% (5) | 0.9% (6) |
| Metal and metal products | 0.8% (11) | 1.1% (8) | 0.5% (3) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.8% (11) | 1.5% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Retail florists | 0.8% (11) | 0.4% (3) | 1.3% (8) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.7% (10) | 0.8% (6) | 0.6% (4) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.7% (10) | 0.7% (5) | 0.8% (5) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (9) | 0.4% (3) | 0.9% (6) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.6% (9) | 1.2% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.6% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (9) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (8) | 1.1% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 0.6% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (8) |
| Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (7) | 0.9% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Apparel | 0.5% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (7) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.5% (7) | 0.4% (3) | 0.6% (4) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.5% (7) | 0.5% (4) | 0.5% (3) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.4% (5) | 0.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (5) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (5) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.4% (5) | 0.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (5) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.3% (4) | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.3% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (4) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (4) | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (4) | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.2% (3) | 0.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.1% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (2) |
Unemployment in Central City
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.3%Males
- 4.6%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Central City: | 3.0% (35) |
| Nebraska: | 4.2% (38,183) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Central City: | 7.3% (86) |
| Nebraska: | 3.1% (28,385) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Central City: | 12.3% (146) |
| Nebraska: | 5.2% (46,864) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Central City: | 5.0% (60) |
| Nebraska: | 8.0% (72,258) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Central City: | 6.8% (81) |
| Nebraska: | 10.1% (91,198) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Central City: | 6.3% (74) |
| Nebraska: | 15.3% (138,295) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Central City: | 22.3% (264) |
| Nebraska: | 16.5% (149,772) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Central City: | 13.5% (160) |
| Nebraska: | 10.1% (91,591) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Central City: | 5.0% (60) |
| Nebraska: | 4.6% (41,546) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Central City: | 4.8% (56) |
| Nebraska: | 4.7% (42,721) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Central City: | 4.8% (57) |
| Nebraska: | 2.5% (22,475) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Central City: | 1.2% (14) |
| Nebraska: | 1.5% (13,966) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Central City: | 3.3% (39) |
| Nebraska: | 7.4% (66,627) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Central City: | 5.1% (61) |
| Nebraska: | 6.8% (61,867) |
<5am:
| Central City: | 1.3% (18) |
| Nebraska: | 2.6% (22,860) |
5:30am:
| Central City: | 2.8% (39) |
| Nebraska: | 2.3% (19,970) |
6am:
| Central City: | 9.8% (135) |
| Nebraska: | 3.8% (33,408) |
6:30am:
| Central City: | 5.6% (77) |
| Nebraska: | 6.6% (57,307) |
7am:
| Central City: | 4.9% (67) |
| Nebraska: | 10.2% (89,341) |
7:30am:
| Central City: | 14.7% (202) |
| Nebraska: | 15.0% (131,291) |
8am:
| Central City: | 24.0% (329) |
| Nebraska: | 19.3% (168,546) |
8:30am:
| Central City: | 8.1% (111) |
| Nebraska: | 9.6% (83,777) |
9am:
| Central City: | 3.9% (54) |
| Nebraska: | 4.1% (36,098) |
10am:
| Central City: | 4.2% (58) |
| Nebraska: | 4.2% (36,918) |
11am:
| Central City: | 3.1% (43) |
| Nebraska: | 1.9% (16,466) |
12pm:
| Central City: | 1.1% (15) |
| Nebraska: | 1.0% (8,370) |
4pm:
| Central City: | 5.0% (68) |
| Nebraska: | 7.1% (61,933) |
>4pm:
| Central City: | 8.0% (110) |
| Nebraska: | 7.6% (66,396) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Central City: | 14.0% (77) |
| Nebraska: | 4.1% (19,987) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Central City: | 5.1% (28) |
| Nebraska: | 6.0% (29,363) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Central City: | 8.9% (49) |
| Nebraska: | 9.8% (48,295) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Central City: | 6.7% (37) |
| Nebraska: | 10.9% (53,520) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Central City: | 7.0% (39) |
| Nebraska: | 14.9% (73,333) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Central City: | 22.0% (122) |
| Nebraska: | 14.4% (71,022) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Central City: | 13.6% (75) |
| Nebraska: | 9.5% (46,797) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Central City: | 9.7% (53) |
| Nebraska: | 4.0% (19,823) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Central City: | 3.1% (17) |
| Nebraska: | 4.1% (20,069) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Central City: | 2.8% (16) |
| Nebraska: | 1.7% (8,465) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Central City: | 3.7% (21) |
| Nebraska: | 7.4% (36,723) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Central City: | 3.9% (21) |
| Nebraska: | 6.3% (31,065) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Central City: | 5.2% (33) |
| Nebraska: | 2.8% (11,430) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Central City: | 1.9% (12) |
| Nebraska: | 2.0% (8,398) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Central City: | 17.4% (110) |
| Nebraska: | 4.2% (17,501) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Central City: | 1.8% (11) |
| Nebraska: | 5.8% (23,963) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Central City: | 7.1% (45) |
| Nebraska: | 9.1% (37,678) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Central City: | 5.6% (35) |
| Nebraska: | 15.7% (64,962) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Central City: | 22.5% (142) |
| Nebraska: | 19.1% (78,750) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Central City: | 13.4% (85) |
| Nebraska: | 10.9% (44,794) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Central City: | 1.4% (9) |
| Nebraska: | 5.3% (21,723) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Central City: | 6.1% (39) |
| Nebraska: | 5.5% (22,652) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Central City: | 6.8% (43) |
| Nebraska: | 3.4% (14,010) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
| Central City: | 2.1% (13) |
| Nebraska: | 1.5% (6,253) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Central City: | 2.9% (18) |
| Nebraska: | 7.2% (29,904) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Central City: | 6.4% (40) |
| Nebraska: | 7.5% (30,802) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 60.5%
Number of people working at home: 46 (3.7% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 46 (3.7% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Central City: | 13.8% (173) |
| Nebraska: | 6.4% (59,189) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Central City: | 34.1% (429) |
| Nebraska: | 16.6% (153,547) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Central City: | 13.5% (169) |
| Nebraska: | 18.1% (167,984) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Central City: | 13.8% (174) |
| Nebraska: | 18.1% (167,434) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Central City: | 8.3% (104) |
| Nebraska: | 14.7% (136,206) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Central City: | 4.9% (62) |
| Nebraska: | 6.7% (62,426) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Central City: | 5.7% (72) |
| Nebraska: | 8.8% (81,730) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Central City: | 2.9% (37) |
| Nebraska: | 1.9% (17,347) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Central City: | 1.9% (24) |
| Nebraska: | 3.5% (32,437) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Central City: | 0.5% (7) |
| Nebraska: | 2.2% (19,917) |
90 or more minutes:
| Central City: | 0.5% (7) |
| Nebraska: | 1.2% (11,206) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Central City: | 13.8% (190) |
| Nebraska: | 6.6% (57,839) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Central City: | 28.2% (387) |
| Nebraska: | 18.0% (156,837) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Central City: | 12.6% (173) |
| Nebraska: | 19.5% (170,281) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Central City: | 7.4% (101) |
| Nebraska: | 16.9% (147,864) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Central City: | 4.0% (55) |
| Nebraska: | 13.9% (121,568) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Central City: | 4.6% (63) |
| Nebraska: | 4.6% (39,900) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Central City: | 14.5% (199) |
| Nebraska: | 7.7% (67,161) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Central City: | 1.5% (20) |
| Nebraska: | 1.1% (9,881) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Central City: | 1.7% (23) |
| Nebraska: | 1.3% (11,410) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Central City: | 3.5% (48) |
| Nebraska: | 2.7% (23,190) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Central City: | 1.7% (23) |
| Nebraska: | 1.8% (15,536) |
90 or more minutes:
| Central City: | 3.2% (44) |
| Nebraska: | 1.3% (11,214) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Central City: | 7.9% (41) |
| Nebraska: | 5.7% (28,922) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Central City: | 47.1% (243) |
| Nebraska: | 15.4% (78,072) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Central City: | 11.1% (57) |
| Nebraska: | 17.7% (89,764) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Central City: | 12.4% (64) |
| Nebraska: | 17.4% (88,229) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Central City: | 3.0% (15) |
| Nebraska: | 15.2% (76,859) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Central City: | 4.7% (24) |
| Nebraska: | 6.8% (34,510) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Central City: | 8.9% (46) |
| Nebraska: | 9.7% (49,106) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Central City: | 2.7% (14) |
| Nebraska: | 2.1% (10,526) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Central City: | 1.2% (6) |
| Nebraska: | 4.0% (20,120) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Central City: | 0.6% (3) |
| Nebraska: | 2.6% (13,219) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Central City: | 19.2% (141) |
| Nebraska: | 7.2% (30,267) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Central City: | 25.3% (186) |
| Nebraska: | 18.0% (75,475) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Central City: | 15.1% (111) |
| Nebraska: | 18.6% (78,220) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Central City: | 15.1% (111) |
| Nebraska: | 18.9% (79,205) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Central City: | 11.6% (86) |
| Nebraska: | 14.1% (59,347) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Central City: | 5.1% (37) |
| Nebraska: | 6.7% (27,916) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Central City: | 3.6% (26) |
| Nebraska: | 7.8% (32,624) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
| Central City: | 2.9% (21) |
| Nebraska: | 1.6% (6,821) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Central City: | 2.2% (16) |
| Nebraska: | 2.9% (12,317) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Central City: | 0.5% (3) |
| Nebraska: | 1.6% (6,698) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
| Central City: | 0.9% (6) |
| Nebraska: | 0.9% (3,639) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Central City: | 90.0% (1,154) |
| Nebraska: | 85.9% (356,725) |
Carpooled:
| Central City: | 6.7% (86) |
| Nebraska: | 9.8% (46,948) |
Walked:
| Central City: | 3.2% (42) |
| Nebraska: | 2.4% (9,848) |
Drove car alone:
| Central City: | 82.2% (1,129) |
| Nebraska: | 80.0% (698,680) |
Carpooled:
| Central City: | 10.6% (146) |
| Nebraska: | 10.5% (91,901) |
Subway or elevated:
| Central City: | 0.3% (4) |
| Nebraska: | 0.0% (55) |
Walked:
| Central City: | 3.4% (47) |
| Nebraska: | 3.2% (28,003) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Central City: | 94.6% (496) |
| Nebraska: | 86.6% (356,725) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Central City: | 3.7% (19) |
| Nebraska: | 8.7% (46,948) |
Walked - Males:
| Central City: | 1.8% (9) |
| Nebraska: | 2.5% (9,848) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Central City: | 87.0% (657) |
| Nebraska: | 85.0% (356,725) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Central City: | 8.8% (66) |
| Nebraska: | 11.2% (46,948) |
Walked - Females:
| Central City: | 4.3% (32) |
| Nebraska: | 2.3% (9,848) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Central City: | 90.2% (1,030) |
| Nebraska: | 89.8% (776,747) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Central City: | 8.0% (92) |
| Nebraska: | 6.9% (59,818) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Central City: | 1.3% (15) |
| Nebraska: | 2.2% (18,642) |
Drove alone:
| Central City: | 88.5% (1,129) |
| Nebraska: | 88.4% (698,680) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Central City: | 7.0% (89) |
| Nebraska: | 9.2% (72,443) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Central City: | 3.3% (42) |
| Nebraska: | 1.6% (12,650) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Central City: | 1.2% (15) |
| Nebraska: | 0.5% (4,061) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Central City: | 65.5% (926) |
| Nebraska: | 64.5% (661,579) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Central City: | 2.3% (32) |
| Nebraska: | 4.2% (43,524) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Central City: | 8.8% (124) |
| Nebraska: | 9.4% (96,798) |
Local government workers:
| Central City: | 14.3% (202) |
| Nebraska: | 8.3% (85,057) |
Federal government workers:
| Central City: | 1.4% (20) |
| Nebraska: | 2.3% (23,964) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Central City: | 7.6% (108) |
| Nebraska: | 6.4% (65,214) |
Employee of private company:
| Central City: | 58.4% (810) |
| Nebraska: | 65.6% (575,647) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Central City: | 3.5% (49) |
| Nebraska: | 3.4% (30,129) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Central City: | 9.0% (125) |
| Nebraska: | 8.0% (70,608) |
Local government workers:
| Central City: | 11.3% (157) |
| Nebraska: | 6.6% (57,943) |
State government workers:
| Central City: | 3.6% (50) |
| Nebraska: | 4.9% (43,368) |
Federal government workers:
| Central City: | 0.9% (13) |
| Nebraska: | 2.1% (18,848) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Central City: | 12.2% (169) |
| Nebraska: | 8.7% (76,150) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Central City: | 0.9% (13) |
| Nebraska: | 0.5% (4,544) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Central City: | 69.4% (457) |
| Nebraska: | 68.3% (373,179) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Central City: | 1.5% (10) |
| Nebraska: | 5.3% (28,970) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Central City: | 4.4% (29) |
| Nebraska: | 5.5% (30,321) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Central City: | 10.6% (70) |
| Nebraska: | 6.4% (35,192) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Central City: | 3.1% (20) |
| Nebraska: | 2.5% (13,587) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Central City: | 11.0% (73) |
| Nebraska: | 7.7% (42,200) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Central City: | 62.2% (468) |
| Nebraska: | 60.2% (288,400) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Central City: | 2.9% (22) |
| Nebraska: | 3.0% (14,554) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Central City: | 12.6% (95) |
| Nebraska: | 13.9% (66,477) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Central City: | 17.6% (132) |
| Nebraska: | 10.4% (49,865) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Central City: | 4.7% (35) |
| Nebraska: | 4.8% (23,014) |