Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Omaha Township works elsewhere
Only 1% stay in Omaha Township for work; outside it, Harrisburg is the main destination (6%, 16 miles). Employers in Omaha Township report 71 jobs for 151 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Omaha Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 149 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Omaha Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
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 places Omaha Township commutes to
Where Omaha Township clocks in
6% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 59% of work in Omaha Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Omaha Township, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 71. 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 Omaha Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Omaha Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Omaha Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 159 commuters (the 3% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Omaha Township
About 20% 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.
Work in the towns next to Omaha Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Omaha Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha Township | – | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Indian Creek Township | under 4% | C− | C | 27 min | $58,750 |
| Rector Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| North Fork Township | under 4% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Asbury Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rector Township, North Fork Township and Asbury Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Omaha 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 Omaha Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Omaha Township?
10.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Omaha Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Omaha Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisburg (6%, 16 mi), Evansville (6%, 43 mi), Equality Township (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Omaha Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Omaha Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Omaha 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.