Clear Creek Bridge · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Alexis Township works elsewhere
Only 2% stay in Alexis Township for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (24%, 6 miles). Alexis Township has 65 jobs, against 301 working residents. At home: 3% of workers have no commute at all (Nebraska 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Alexis Township, in brief
Alexis Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Alexis Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Alexis Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Alexis Township is a place people come home to
There are 65 jobs based in Alexis Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Alexis Township has about 490 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Alexis 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 301 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Alexis Township: the destinations
Where Alexis Township clocks in
24% of workers
14% of workers
9% 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.
Who leaves Alexis Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 296 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Alexis Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Time on the road from Alexis Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alexis Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 391 commuters (the 3% 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.
Goods jobs make up 51% of work in Alexis Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alexis Township, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 65. 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 Alexis Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Alexis Township works
About 25% 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.
Next door to Alexis Township
The biggest share goes to Columbus Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alexis Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $63,000 |
| Columbus Township | 8% | B+ | C+ | 17 min | $97,848 |
| Savannah Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Summit Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Savannah Township and Summit Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alexis 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 Alexis Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alexis Township?
$63,000 (±$30,339) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alexis Township?
9.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alexis Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alexis Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (24%, 6 mi), David City (14%, 12 mi), Lincoln (9%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alexis 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 Alexis Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alexis 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.