These Are The 10 Hardest Working Places In Nebraska

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America has been known as the land of opportunity for as long as I can remember. Itâs the one place in the world where if you bare down and work your nose to the grindstone, you can make a better life for your family and yourself.

And while everyone in Nebraska works hard, thereâs a certain part of the Cornhusker State that takes the Puritan work ethic to the extreme â the hardest working places in Nebraska .

Whoâs the leader of this work around the clock ethos? That would be Chalco which takes top honors for the hardest working place in Nebraska. People work so hard there they manage to make getting to work a job.

So what other places burn the midnight oil to bring home a large piece of bacon? Youâre going to have to get to the office early and stay late on Fridays to beat out these places in Nebraska for a promotion:

So listen up Mccook as we explain how we created this ranking, you could learn some things from the rest of the state.

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How We Determined The Hardest Working Places In The Cornhusker State

Like all problems here at Zippia, we start with the data to answer the hard questions. Some might even consider us the hardest working data-crunchers this side of the Mississippi.

In this particular case, we went to the latest version of the American Community Survey looking for answers. As luck would have it, the Census Bureau just released the 2009-2014 5-Yr Estimate which would make this analysis the first of itâs kind with the new data.

After scrolling through what seemed like hundreds of criteria, we settled on this set for each State:

Average hours worked
Average commute time
Workers per household (Employed labor force divided by the number households)
Labor force participation rate
Adults with a college degree

Our thinking went something along the lines of if you are spent the many years getting a degree, are actively seeking employment, work a ton of hours when employed, and spend forever getting to work, you get the Zippia hardworking stamp of approval.

After we got the data for all 33 places in Nebraska, we ranked each place from 1 to 33 for each of the criteria with 1 being the âhardest workingâ.

Next, we averaged the rankings for each to create a hardworking index.

Finally, we crowned the place with the lowest hard working index the âHardest Working Place In Nebraskaâ. And, at the end of the day, Chalco had itâs hard work pay off.

Read the detailed chart below to learn a bit more about why each place ranked where it did.

1. Chalco

Population: 10,811 College Graduates: 32.0%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.8
Workers Per Household: 1.7

2. Gretna

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 5,416College Graduates: 35.9%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 39.8
Workers Per Household: 1.5

3. La Vista

Population: 17,125College Graduates: 33.8%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 40.0
Workers Per Household: 1.5

4. Papillion

Population: 21,100College Graduates: 39.2%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 38.5
Workers Per Household: 1.5

5. Sidney

Population: 6,801College Graduates: 25.9%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 41.0
Workers Per Household: 1.3

6. Chadron

Population: 5,829College Graduates: 42.6%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 37.5
Workers Per Household: 1.4

7. Blair

Population: 7,990College Graduates: 29.8%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 38.2
Workers Per Household: 1.3

8. Kearney

Population: 31,759College Graduates: 35.9%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 37.3
Workers Per Household: 1.5

9. Holdrege

Population: 5,506College Graduates: 25.5%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 41.0
Workers Per Household: 1.2

10. Wayne

Population: 5,578College Graduates: 47.0%
Average Hours Worked Per Week: 33.4
Workers Per Household: 1.6

Detailed List Of Hardest Places In Nebraska

City	Rank	Population	College Graduates	Average Hours Worked Per Week	Workers Per Household
Chalco	1	10,811	32.0%	39.8	1.7
Gretna	2	5,416	35.9%	39.8	1.5
La Vista	3	17,125	33.8%	40.0	1.5
Papillion	4	21,100	39.2%	38.5	1.5
Sidney	5	6,801	25.9%	41.0	1.3
Chadron	6	5,829	42.6%	37.5	1.4
Blair	7	7,990	29.8%	38.2	1.3
Kearney	8	31,759	35.9%	37.3	1.5
Holdrege	9	5,506	25.5%	41.0	1.2
Wayne	10	5,578	47.0%	33.4	1.6
Seward	11	7,050	29.8%	36.4	1.4
Ralston	12	6,826	25.1%	38.1	1.5
Lincoln	13	265,811	36.2%	37.2	1.4
York	14	7,878	25.6%	37.5	1.3
Omaha	15	435,454	33.8%	38.1	1.4
Plattsmouth	16	6,473	17.1%	40.0	1.3
Columbus	17	22,436	21.9%	39.7	1.4
Bellevue	18	52,690	28.1%	38.1	1.4
Norfolk	19	24,364	22.3%	38.5	1.4
Gering	20	8,463	20.4%	39.4	1.3
Hastings	21	25,030	21.7%	39.6	1.3
Fremont	22	26,483	19.5%	39.1	1.3
Grand Island	23	50,059	17.2%	38.9	1.5
Lexington	24	10,189	9.5%	39.2	1.8
Beatrice	25	12,183	21.5%	39.0	1.2
Schuyler	26	6,195	8.1%	39.3	1.7
Alliance	27	8,501	15.4%	42.4	1.2
Crete	28	7,055	14.4%	37.1	1.5
Nebraska City	29	7,279	19.8%	39.0	1.2
Scottsbluff	30	14,998	22.5%	38.8	1.3
South Sioux City	31	13,375	10.7%	38.9	1.5
North Platte	32	24,532	19.2%	39.3	1.2
McCook	33	7,670	17.6%	38.9	1.2

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Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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