Algernon Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. Employers in Algernon Township report 28 jobs; 155 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Algernon Township itself; outside it, Broken Bow draws the most (29%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Algernon Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 154 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Algernon Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Out of Algernon Township to work: where people go
Where Algernon Township clocks in
29% of workers
7% 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 79% of work in Algernon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Algernon Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 28. 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 Algernon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes to work from Algernon Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Algernon Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 154 commuters (the 6% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Algernon Township
About 33% 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.
Around Algernon Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Algernon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algernon Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $93,000 |
| Ansley Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Elk Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Myrtle Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Loup Township | under 2% | — | — | 52 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ansley Township, Elk Creek Township, Myrtle Township and Loup Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Algernon 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 Algernon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Algernon Township?
$93,000 (±$41,170) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Algernon Township?
6.7%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Algernon Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Algernon Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Broken Bow (29%, 22 mi), Kearney (7%, 38 mi), Ansley (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Algernon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Algernon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Algernon 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.