These Are The 10 Stressed Places In Nebraska

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You know that tight feeling in your chest when you start a new job? That’s stress.

And there are certain places in Nebraska that have more to stress out about then just their first day at work.

There are things like dealing with ever-longer commutes, working longer and longer hours, and just trying to find a job in the first place. But which places in Nebraska take being stressed to the next level?

It turns out the good people of Schuyler have earned the dubious distinction of being the most stressed out place in Nebraska. The city is at the top of the pack of the 10 most stressed out places in the Cornhusker State:

Read on to see why these places in Nebraska could use a Xanax.

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How We Measured Stress In Nebraska (Without Stressing Out)

In order to measure stress, we selected a set of six criteria that reflect its root causes for most people and used them to look at the 32 places in Nebraska with a population over 5,000 according to the 2010-2014 American Community Survey:

Percentage of population with a long commute (over 30 minutes)
Unemployment Rate
Hours worked
Population density
Percentage of income spent on rent
Percentage of population without health insurance

The higher any of these were, the more stressed the people of the place are.

Our data is from the U.S. Census’ American Community Survey for 2010-2014.

We ranked each place from 1 to 32 (with one being the most stressed side of the scale) in the six individual criteria. These ranks were then averaged into a Stress Score, the lowest of which was the most stressed out place in the Cornhusker State.

Below, we’ll take a look at the standout stress stats for each top 10 most stressed places, and wrap the whole thing up with a detailed ranking of all 32 places we analyzed.

1. Schuyler

Population: 6,195People With High Rent: 39.8%
People With Long Commute: 15.6%
People Without Insurance: 19.8%

2. Omaha

Population: 435,454People With High Rent: 46.8%
People With Long Commute: 15.1%
People Without Insurance: 13.9%

3. Crete

Population: 7,055People With High Rent: 45.2%
People With Long Commute: 21.3%
People Without Insurance: 13.5%

4. Scottsbluff

Population: 14,998People With High Rent: 51.3%
People With Long Commute: 8.1%
People Without Insurance: 16.5%

5. South Sioux City

Population: 13,375People With High Rent: 46.8%
People With Long Commute: 8.4%
People Without Insurance: 17.9%

6. Bellevue

Population: 52,690People With High Rent: 39.5%
People With Long Commute: 19.7%
People Without Insurance: 11.4%

7. Ralston

Population: 6,826People With High Rent: 51.0%
People With Long Commute: 13.4%
People Without Insurance: 14.7%

8. Fremont

Population: 26,483People With High Rent: 34.3%
People With Long Commute: 18.6%
People Without Insurance: 13.9%

9. Lexington

Population: 10,189People With High Rent: 30.1%
People With Long Commute: 14.7%
People Without Insurance: 16.7%

10. Lincoln

Population: 265,811People With High Rent: 47.3%
People With Long Commute: 13.6%
People Without Insurance: 10.8%

Detailed List Of Stressed Places In Nebraska

City	Rank	Population	People With High Rent	People With Long Commute	People Without Insurance
Schuyler	1	6,195	39.8%	15.6%	19.8%
Omaha	2	435,454	46.8%	15.1%	13.9%
Crete	3	7,055	45.2%	21.3%	13.5%
Scottsbluff	4	14,998	51.3%	8.1%	16.5%
South Sioux City	5	13,375	46.8%	8.4%	17.9%
Bellevue	6	52,690	39.5%	19.7%	11.4%
Ralston	7	6,826	51.0%	13.4%	14.7%
Fremont	8	26,483	34.3%	18.6%	13.9%
Lexington	9	10,189	30.1%	14.7%	16.7%
Lincoln	10	265,811	47.3%	13.6%	10.8%
Nebraska City	11	7,279	37.2%	19.3%	11.4%
La Vista	12	17,125	34.0%	16.0%	10.5%
Plattsmouth	13	6,473	40.3%	36.5%	6.7%
Alliance	14	8,501	47.6%	3.6%	11.2%
Grand Island	15	50,059	37.3%	8.3%	17.1%
Gretna	16	5,416	40.5%	24.8%	4.7%
Wayne	17	5,578	39.4%	16.5%	9.3%
Papillion	18	21,100	42.3%	17.2%	4.9%
Hastings	19	25,030	32.9%	11.6%	12.9%
Norfolk	20	24,364	39.2%	8.6%	13.1%
Chadron	21	5,829	51.0%	11.2%	14.7%
Kearney	22	31,759	42.4%	9.5%	8.9%
Blair	23	7,990	37.5%	24.0%	11.6%
Gering	24	8,463	34.3%	10.6%	11.2%
Columbus	25	22,436	30.8%	7.4%	11.1%
Beatrice	26	12,183	37.6%	17.3%	8.5%
North Platte	27	24,532	36.1%	4.6%	11.3%
McCook	28	7,670	41.8%	5.0%	11.1%
Seward	29	7,050	34.1%	29.9%	4.4%
Holdrege	30	5,506	25.7%	11.0%	7.3%
Sidney	31	6,801	36.5%	3.1%	8.7%
York	32	7,878	28.6%	8.4%	9.0%

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Author

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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