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What sets Omaha's economy apart

Insurance is where Omaha is most unlike the rest of the country: 804 establishments, a share of local businesses 1.5 times the national one. Next come specialty trade contractors (2,276 establishments, 1.4 times) and corporate and regional headquarters (204 establishments, 1.4 times). Of the 61 metros on these pages with published figures for insurance, Omaha ranks 3rd, behind Little Rock, AR and others.

Agency acquisitions and carrier transactions turn on book-of-business data, carrier contracts and regulatory filings.

Roll-ups of trade contractors are common, and every one involves customer contracts, licenses and job-costing records. In specialty trade contractors, Omaha places 2nd of 61 metros here; Boise, ID leads.

How Omaha compares

The Census Bureau estimated the Omaha, NE-IA metro's population at 1,001,010 in July 2024, up 33,415 or 3.5 percent on the April 2020 base of 967,595.

Measured against the 2023 estimate of 988,866, the same year as the business count, Omaha has 43.2 offices of lawyers per 100,000 residents, 47th of the 59 metro areas on these pages against a median of 52.6; the nearest rates are San Antonio, TX at 43.7 and Honolulu, HI at 42.4.

The metro with the closest number of law offices is Honolulu, HI, with 422; the metro closest in population, Honolulu, HI at 998,747 residents, has 422 law offices and 466 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll establishments.

Counted by accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms instead, Omaha's nearest match is Little Rock, AR, with 356.

• Residents, July 2024: 1,001,010
• Residents, April 2020 base: 967,595
• Change since 2020: +33,415 (3.5 percent), 24th of 59
• Law offices per 100,000 residents: 43.2, 47th of 59
• Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll per 100,000 residents: 35.4, 49th of 59
• Securities and investment per 100,000 residents: 45.3, 15th of 59
• Managing offices per 100,000 residents: 16.6, 19th of 59
• Real estate agents and brokers per 100,000 residents: 68.8, 19th of 59
• Employees in offices of lawyers: about 3,200
• Employees in accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll: about 3,300

The courts and regulators behind Omaha paperwork

When an Omaha dispute reaches federal court, it goes to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, whose Omaha courthouse is the Roman L. Hruska Federal Courthouse.

CPAs practicing in Nebraska are licensed by the Nebraska State Board of Public Accountancy.

At state level, securities offerings and investment advisers in Nebraska answer to the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance, so an Omaha fund raising money or an adviser facing an exam has documents to produce on request.

If personal information in an Omaha deal, audit or case file is exposed, Nebraska's data breach notification law sets who has to be told and when.