Anderson Township draws 50 commuters a day, with 1.8 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 11% for Nebraska as a whole. 50 jobs are based in Anderson Township; 28 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Anderson Township for work; outside it, Macy is the main destination (18%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Anderson Township by day and by night
On a workday 28 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 150 people are in Anderson Township on a workday afternoon, 17% more 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 towns that send workers to Anderson Township
Where Anderson Township clocks in
18% of workers
14% of workers
11% 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.
Most jobs in Anderson Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Anderson Township, 2013 → 2023: 107 → 50. 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 Anderson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Anderson Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Anderson Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 commuters (the 0% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Anderson Township
About 19% 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.
Anderson Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Anderson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $46,797 |
| Dawes Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Blackbird Township | under 4% | D− | — | 15 min | $44,688 |
| Logan Township | under 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dawes Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Anderson 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 Anderson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Anderson Township?
$46,797 (±$7,489) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Anderson Township?
8.9%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Anderson Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Anderson Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Macy (18%, 4 mi), Pender (14%, 20 mi), Sioux City (11%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Anderson 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 Anderson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Anderson 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.