Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety56#403/924
Economy84#153/925
Housing86#128/925
Health73#250/925
Healthcare78#205/923
Environment78#200/917
Education34#607/925
Infrastructure77#212/925
Community96#41/925
Leisure & amenities85#143/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Fremont, NE micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Job growth · high6.5%
99/100Nebraska -0.1%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data
Grocery stores · high3.9 /10k
99/100Nebraska 2.0 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Frequent mental distress · low14.7%
99/100Nebraska 15.3%United States 18.6%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Flu vaccinations · high58.0%
99/100Nebraska 47.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Depression · low17.3%
98/100Nebraska 18.7%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Rent-burdened households · low33.8%
97/100Nebraska 45.0%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070

Weaknesses

Public transit commuters · low0.0%
3/100Nebraska 0.5%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301
Effective property tax rate · high1.32%
17/100Nebraska 1.44%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Comfortable days · low23.5%
17/100Nebraska 24.2%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Adult obesity · high40.3%
23/100Nebraska 39.8%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
New business applications · low9.3 /1k
25/100Nebraska 11.3 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Primary care physicians · low46 /100k
27/100Nebraska 76 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
6% (2021) → 39% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+33 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Homicide rateImproving
2.7 /100k (2021) → 0.0 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−100%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Violent crime rateWorsening
201 /100k (2020) → 328 /100k (2025)
+63%5 yearsUS 389 /100k → 328 /100k
Grocery storesImproving
2.4 /10k (2020) → 3.9 /10k (2025)
+62%5 yearsUS 1.7 /10k → 1.7 /10k
New business applicationsImproving
6.0 /1k (2020) → 9.3 /1k (2025)
+55%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
78.8% (2015-2019) → 89.8% (2020-2024)
+11 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Fremont, NE micropolitan area improved on 11 of 30 measures with a comparison and declined on 6. 7 moved within the margin of error and 6 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved11

Grocery stores+62%2.4 /10k → 3.9 /10k
Uninsured−3.7 points11.6% → 7.9%
Household income+37%$54,085 → $74,329
Property crime−45%2,562 /100k → 1,403 /100k
Broadband+11 points78.8% → 89.8%

Declined6

Violent crime+63%201 /100k → 328 /100k
Pharmacies−27%2.2 /10k → 1.6 /10k
Traffic deaths+26%15.3 /100k → 19.3 /100k
Firearm deaths+11%9.1 /100k → 10.1 /100k
Suicides+10%15.9 /100k → 17.5 /100k

All 30 measures

Change of every measure of Fremont, NE micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	4.0 /10k2020	4.2 /10k2025	+4%	Little change	38%
Average commute time	19.2 min2015-2019	18.8 min2020-2024	−0.4 min	Within the margin of error	75%
Average weekly wage	$8692020	$1,0662025	+23%	Improved	43%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%2015-2019	22.0%2020-2024	+3 points	Improved	55%
Broadband subscriptions	78.8%2015-2019	89.8%2020-2024	+11 points	Improved	70%
Child poverty rate	18.1%2015-2019	13.7%2020-2024	−4.4 points	Improved	71%
Distance to an airport	35 mi2020	35 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	8.0 /100k2020	6.8 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−15%	Improved	39%
Effective property tax rate	1.37%2015-2019	1.32%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	22%
Firearm deaths	9.1 /100k2020	10.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+11%	Declined	33%
Grocery stores	2.4 /10k2020	3.9 /10k2025	+62%	Improved	98%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.1 /10k2020	1.1 /10k2025	−2.5%	Little change	33%
High school diploma or higher	88.9%2015-2019	88.4%2020-2024	−0.5 points	Within the margin of error	4%
Home price to income ratio	2.4×2015-2019	2.8×2020-2024	+0.4×	Declined	56%
Income adjusted for local prices	$53,8702019	$72,3662024	+34%	Improved	67%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4172015-2019	0.4052020-2024	−0.012	Within the margin of error	81%
Median household income	$54,0852015-2019	$74,3292020-2024	+37%	Improved	91%
New business applications	6.0 /1k2020	9.3 /1k2025	+55%	Improved	64%
Pharmacies	2.2 /10k2020	1.6 /10k2025	−27%	Declined	11%
Poverty rate	12.5%2015-2019	11.0%2020-2024	−1.5 points	Within the margin of error	64%
Property crime rate	2,562 /100k2020	1,403 /100k2025	−45%	Improved	76%
Public libraries	1.6 /10k2019	1.6 /10k2024	−3.9%	Little change	30%
Rent as share of income	25.4%2015-2019	25.7%2020-2024	+0.3 points	Within the margin of error	52%
Rent-burdened households	39.6%2015-2019	33.8%2020-2024	−5.8 points	Within the margin of error	91%
Restaurants and bars	11.3 /10k2020	11.3 /10k2025	−0.2%	Little change	44%
Suicide rate	15.9 /100k2020	17.5 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+10%	Declined	38%
Traffic deaths	15.3 /100k2015-2019	19.3 /100k2020-2024	+26%	Declined	22%
Unemployment rate	3.7%2020	3.0%2025	−0.7 points	Little change	2%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	11.6%2015-2019	7.9%2020-2024	−3.7 points	Improved	96%
Violent crime rate	201 /100k2020	328 /100k2025	+63%	Declined	3%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Fremont, NE micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Fremont, NE micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Fremont, NE micropolitan area itself moved −0.2 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

37,351 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 10–19 men (+2.0 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

37,351 residents

Fremont, NE micropolitan area
United States share

White78%28,952
Black0.5%†182
Hispanic or Latino18%6,730

Education

24,706 residents (±202)

Fremont, NE micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma12%2,874
High school or GED35%8,539
Some college21%5,253

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

15,168 households (±319)

Fremont, NE micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k13%1,995
$25k–50k20%2,988
$50k–75k17%2,634
$75k–100k16%2,469
$100k–150k20%3,088
$150k–200k7.7%1,167
$200k or more5.5%827

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $100k–150k (+8.4 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

15,168 households (±319)

Fremont, NE micropolitan area
United States share

Own67%10,150
Rent33%5,018

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+4.8 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

4,781 households (±382)

Fremont, NE micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75019%896
$750–1,00025%1,185
$1,000–1,50047%2,240

Home values

10,150 homes (±395)

Fremont, NE micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k29%2,970
$150k–250k36%3,660
$250k–400k20%2,072
$400k–750k

Age of homes

16,725 homes (±44)

Fremont, NE micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later8.4%1,406
2000–20099.9%1,653
1980–199914%2,321

Size of homes

16,725 homes (±44)

Fremont, NE micropolitan area
United States share

Studio0.8%†134
1 bedroom10%1,711
2 bedrooms30%4,942

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

18,196 workers (±516)

Fremont, NE micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone84%15,215
Carpool8.6%1,569
Public transit0.0%0
Walk1.6%†282
Bike0.5%†99
Work from home4.1%†744
Other1.6%†287

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Carpool (−2.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

17,452 workers (±498)

Fremont, NE micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min52%9,067
15–29 min25%4,334
30–44 min12%2,125

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Fremont, NE micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Fremont, NE has 992 employer establishments, 264 for every 10,000 residents (1.06× the US rate of 248), with 15,291 paid employees at an average annual pay of $48,994. The Census Bureau also counts 2,519 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 992; 2,519 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 264; US 248
Paid employees: 15,291
Average annual pay: $48,994; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Fremont, NE by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Specialty trade contractors	80	21.3	1.38×More than typical	558	$65,787	185
Restaurants and other eating places	72	19.2	1.04×About typical	1,105	$18,100	7
Ambulatory health care services	67	17.9	0.86×About typical	468	$67,932	60
Truck transportation	46	12.3	2.42×More than typical	642	$61,673	122
Building equipment contractors	32	8.5	1.42×More than typical	328	$66,918	30
Limited-service restaurants	32	8.5	1.06×About typical	566	$17,963	—
Automotive repair and maintenance	31	8.3	1.64×More than typical	197	$40,741	51
Construction of buildings	31	8.3	1.09×About typical	217	$59,885	91
Full-service restaurants	31	8.3	1.08×About typical	382	$21,175	5
Religious organizations	31	8.3	1.49×More than typical	231	$24,411	—
Lessors of real estate	30	8	0.65×Fewer than typical	175	$52,269	311
Insurance agencies and brokerages	28	7.5	1.70×More than typical	85	$63,565	56

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 37,521 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $85.6K on contracts performed in Fremont, NE micropolitan area: $2.25 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $85.6K; −80% vs FY2025
Per resident: $2.25; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Army$85.6K100%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

331.2KFY2017
656.7KFY2018
976KFY2019
2.9MFY2020
211.9KFY2021
83.1KFY2022
13.5KFY2023
16.6KFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Nonresidential building construction · 2362$62.6K73%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$23K27%

Largest awards

JOC PROJECT TO PROVIDE ALL LABOR, EQUIPMENT, AND MATERIALS AS SPECIFIED TO REMOVE AND REPLACE SIDEWALKS LOCATED AT FREMONT USARC, FREMONT, NE.$62.6K
KHOTOL SERVICES CORPORATION· Dodge County, NE· Construction & real property· Jan 28, 2026 – Jan 28, 2026· W911SA26FA044
THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL LABOR, TRANSPORTATION, EQUIPMENT, MATERIALS, SUPERVISION, AND OTHER ITEMS SERVICES NECESSARY TO PERFORM SNOW REMOVAL SERVICES AT NE036 AT THREE (3) LOCATIONS IN NEBRASKA.$46K
APEX SIGNATURE LLC· Dodge County, NE· Facilities & utilities· Feb 29, 2024 – May 8, 2026· W911SA24P3047
0001 CUSTODIAL SERVICES NE003 BASE YR$32.1K
DSC SOLUTIONS LLC· Dodge County, NE· Facilities & utilities· Dec 30, 2022 – Dec 3, 2025· W911SA23P3020

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $251.3M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Fremont, NE micropolitan area: $6,603 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $251.3M; −8% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,603; US $12,955
Loan face value: $4.3M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 4.9%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$157.6M63%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$21M8.4%

Counties in Fremont, NE

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Dodge CountyCentral county8038,057

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

FremontPrincipal city27,567

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Nebraska

Areas based in Nebraska, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved11

Declined6

Metro and micro areas like Fremont, NE micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Counties in Fremont, NE

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Nebraska

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved11

Declined6

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Top programs

What was bought

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

By type

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates