--- title: "Is Omaha, Nebraska walkable? Walkability score 54/100" description: "Omaha, Nebraska scores 54/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km: how far it reaches and what's near the center." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states/omaha updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [United States](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states) 3. Omaha, Nebraska # How walkable is Omaha, Nebraska? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Omaha, Nebraska has a walkability score of 54 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the 51st most walkable of the 58 cities ranked in the United States. 54 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable Some errands can be accomplished on foot. * #51 of 58 in the United States * #543 of 690 tied, worldwide * 99 at the center [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=41.25626&lon=-95.94640&q=Omaha%2C%20Nebraska%2C%20United%20States) ## What's within walking distance of the center 812 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Omaha, Nebraska. The nearest grocery is about 9 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points. ### Groceries 3.0 of 3 points * East Africa Grocery Store, 9 min * Supermercado Nuestra Familia, 13 min * Patrick's Market, 15 min ### Restaurants & bars 2.9 of 3 points * Izzy's Pizza, 2 min * The Grove Juicery & Wellness Cafe ~ DOWNTOWN, 2 min * Asli Restaurant, 4 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Sol's Jewelry & Loan, 1 min * Wag, 2 min * Nodest Home Plants, 2 min ### Coffee 2.0 of 2 points * International Cafe, 4 min * Zen Coffee Company, 4 min * Kochava, 7 min ### Banks 1.0 of 1 point * Federal Reserve Bank, 2 min * Bmo Bank N.a Branches, 6 min * Wells Fargo Bank, 7 min ### Parks 0.9 of 1 point * Discovery Garden, 8 min * First National Plaza, 14 min * Turner Park, 16 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Akilah's Learning Center, 5 min * Liberty Elementary School, 7 min * Central High School, 9 min ### Books & libraries 1.0 of 1 point * The Next Chapter, 4 min * Historic Library Plaza, 8 min * National Park Service, Midwest Regional, 11 min ### Culture & entertainment 1.0 of 1 point * Rose Scene Shop, 5 min * Playground for Imagination - OCM, 5 min * Omaha Children's Museum, 5 min Measured from the center at 41.2563, -95.9464, the point near Omaha, Nebraska's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route. ## Street layout Within 800 m of the center there are about 77 street intersections per km², and blocks average 110 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Omaha, Nebraska's score of 54 is the average across the 5 km around its center, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 86 within 1 km of the center, 59 from 1 to 3 km out and 48 from 3 to 5 km out. 13 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 24% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the center, so check a specific address on the map. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Omaha, Nebraska, one hexagon per square kilometer. 24% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 7, is 3 km to the north-east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/united-states/omaha.svg?v=64834340672e) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Omaha, Nebraska. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the center. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Center | 99 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 86 | 83% | 6 | | 1 to 3 km out | 59 | 35% | 26 | | 3 to 5 km out | 48 | 11% | 46 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [Kansas City, Missouri](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states/kansas-city), United States | 267 km | 61 | | [Wichita, Kansas](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states/wichita), United States | 415 km | 53 | | [Minneapolis](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states/minneapolis), United States | 468 km | 72 | | [Saint Paul, Minnesota](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states/saint-paul), United States | 471 km | 63 | | [Tulsa, Oklahoma](https://howwalkable.com/cities/united-states/tulsa), United States | 568 km | 50 | ## Questions about walking in Omaha, Nebraska ### Is Omaha, Nebraska a walkable city? Partly. Omaha, Nebraska has a walkability score of 54 out of 100 across the 5 km around its center, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its center scores 99. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks 51st of 58 cities in the United States and joint 543rd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable. ### What is the most walkable city in the United States? New York City is the most walkable of the 58 cities ranked in the United States, with a score of 93. Omaha, Nebraska ranks 51st with 54. ### How does Omaha, Nebraska compare with nearby cities? Omaha, Nebraska sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 54, against Kansas City, Missouri (61, 267 km away), Wichita, Kansas (53, 415 km away) and Minneapolis (72, 468 km away). ### Which part of Omaha, Nebraska is most walkable? Omaha's most walkable area is its center, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 99. Walkability averages 86 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 70) and falls most to the north-east (25). ### Why is Omaha, Nebraska's score different from its Walk Score? Walk Score's city scores average every neighborhood within the city limits, weighted by where people live, so they count outer suburbs that the 5 km around Omaha, Nebraska's center leaves out, and they are usually lower. Address by address the two agree closely: across 46 addresses in the United States and Canada, How Walkable's scores were 5.9 points from Walk Score's on average, as the accuracy study at [howwalkable.com/accuracy](https://howwalkable.com/accuracy) shows. ### How is Omaha, Nebraska's walkability score calculated? For Omaha, Nebraska it is the average of 78 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 19 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score. This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the [methodology](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames. 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