Making a living in Nebraska Township
Only 6% work in Nebraska Township itself; outside it, Pontiac draws the most (12%, 13 miles). Jobs and income earn Nebraska Township C+; getting around on foot earns it C−. A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Nebraska Township: the gist
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Nebraska Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 522 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Nebraska Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Nebraska Township is better than 43% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Nebraska Township’s grade up (8.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 24% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.8%) is left out: Nebraska Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Nebraska Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
How far it is to work from Nebraska Township
About 35% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How long Nebraska Township spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nebraska Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 517 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The workday shuffle in and out of Nebraska Township
On a workday 493 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 286 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Nebraska Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.60 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Nebraska Township’s residents
Where Nebraska Township clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
What work there is in Nebraska Township: 315 jobs
315 jobs are based in Nebraska Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nebraska Township, 2013 → 2023: 386 → 315. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Nebraska Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Nebraska Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Nebraska Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 601 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.7% of Nebraska Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Nebraska Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Nebraska Township next to U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800: 2,251st of 5,400 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 28 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,249 | Conway Springs KS | 1,141 | $73K | 11.2% | 2.2% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,250 | Whitwell TN | 1,596 | $68K | 9.7% | 4.8% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,251 | Nebraska Township IL | 1,298 | $79K | 8.7% | 1.8% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,252 | Hartford ME | 1,264 | $87K | 7.4% | 2.2% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,253 | Boyne Valley Township MI | 1,436 | $77K | 6.8% | 4.2% | 10% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Nebraska Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Work in the towns next to Nebraska Township
The biggest share goes to Rooks Creek Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nebraska Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Township | – | C+ | C− | 22 min | $78,869 |
| Waldo Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Minonk Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Long Point Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Rooks Creek Township | 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Waldo Township, Long Point Township and Rooks Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Minonk Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nebraska Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Nebraska Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nebraska Township?
$78,869 (±$13,083) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nebraska Township?
8.7%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nebraska Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nebraska Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pontiac (12%, 13 mi), Bloomington (8%, 28 mi), Normal (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Nebraska Township walkable?
Nebraska Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Nebraska Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nebraska Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nebraska Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.