Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Adams Township
A typical one-way commute from Adams Township lasts 30 minutes (Nebraska 19, U.S. 26). About one in ten stay in Adams Township for work; outside it, Lincoln is the main destination (29%, 24 miles). 348 jobs are based in Adams Township, and 533 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Adams Township
Adams Township and Lincoln trade workers both ways
Lincoln is the top workplace for Adams Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Adams Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Adams Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 533 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Adams Township commutes to
Where Adams Township clocks in
29% of workers
8% 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.
About 30 minutes each way for Adams Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Adams Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 356 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Nebraska: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who commutes out of Adams Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 483 residents head out to work, 50 work right here, and 298 people come in from elsewhere.
About 770 people are in Adams Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.65 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 2024, primary jobs.
What Adams Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Adams Township, 2014 → 2024: 330 → 348. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Adams Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Adams Township goes to work
About 22% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Adams Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Nemaha Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Adams Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $92,159 |
| Hooker Township | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Nemaha Township | 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hooker Township and Nemaha Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Adams 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 2024, 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 Adams Township: questions
What is the median household income in Adams Township?
$92,159 (±$20,878) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Adams Township?
6.7%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Adams Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Adams Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (29%, 24 mi), Beatrice (18%, 19 mi), Omaha (8%, 59 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Adams Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Adams Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Adams Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.