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Jobs & commute in Antelope Township

Most of Antelope Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident

There are 44 jobs in Antelope Township; 105 of its residents have a job. Only 4% stay in Antelope Township for work; outside it, Minden is the main destination (12%, 14 miles). 1% of workers have no commute at all, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Antelope Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 101 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.

101live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
40work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night190
Workday130
190live here− 100head out to work+ 40come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Antelope Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.42jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The towns that employ Antelope Township’s residents

GoodlandSalinaUpland: 3 residents work here (3%)Campbell: 9 residents work here (9%)Hildreth: 4 residents work here (4%)Elwood: 2 residents work here (2%)Franklin: 4 residents work here (4%)Minden: 13 residents work here (12%)Holdrege: 6 residents work here (6%)HastingsKearney: 10 residents work here (10%)Grand Island: 4 residents work here (4%)Lincoln: 5 residents work here (5%)Sioux FallsSalem TownshipMarion TownshipNorth Franklin TownshipAntelope TownshipLincoln TownshipMindenKearneyCampbellHoldregeLincolnHildrethAntelope Township
1
Minden13.7 mi away
12%13
2
Kearney29 mi away
10%10
3
Campbell8.7 mi away
9%9
4
Holdrege26.9 mi away
6%6
5
Lincoln121.7 mi away
5%5
6
Hildreth8.2 mi away
4%4
7
Franklin14.8 mi away
4%4
8
Grand Island51 mi away
4%4
9
Upland0.9 mi away
3%3
10
Elwood54.4 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
43%45
The top trips

Where Antelope Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Factories, building and farms: 73% of the jobs in Antelope Township

Jobs based in Antelope TownshipJobs Antelope Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms73%23%
Trade, transport & utilities14%30%
Services: health, schools, offices14%47%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less16%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month43%29%
Over $3,333 a month41%55%

Who does it

29 or younger43%21%
30 to 5434%49%
55 and older23%30%
+214%

Jobs based in Antelope Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 44. 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 Antelope Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 15 minutes each way for Antelope Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
114 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Antelope Township15 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
1%

of Antelope Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Antelope Township gets to work
89%Drive alone
11%Carpool

Share of the 87 commuters (the 1% 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.

How far

Miles to work from Antelope Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMinden: 12% · 13.7 miKearney: 10% · 29 miCampbell: 9% · 8.7 miHoldrege: 6% · 26.9 miLincoln: 5% · 121.7 miHildreth: 4% · 8.2 miFranklin: 4% · 14.8 miGrand Island: 4% · 51 miUpland: 3% · 0.9 miElwood: 2% · 54.4 miMinden 12%Kearney 10%Campbell 9%Holdrege 6%Lincoln 5%Antelope Township
Antelope TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
16%Under 10 mi17 residents
30%10–24 mi31 residents
27%25–50 mi28 residents
28%Over 50 mi29 residents

About 28% 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

Work in the towns next to Antelope Township

Marion Township: few work hereSalem Township: few work hereNorth Franklin Township: few work hereMarion TownshipSalem TownshipNorth Franklin TownshipAntelope Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Antelope Township15 min
Salem Township24 min
North Franklin Township24 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownAntelope Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Antelope Township–——15 min$68,750
Marion Townshipunder 2%————
Salem Townshipunder 2%——24 min—
North Franklin Townshipunder 2%——24 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Marion Township, Salem Township and North Franklin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Antelope Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Antelope Township: questions

What is the median household income in Antelope Township?

$68,750 (±$11,414) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Antelope Township?

25.7%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Antelope Township?

15 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Antelope Township work?

4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minden (12%, 14 mi), Kearney (10%, 29 mi), Campbell (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Antelope 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 Antelope Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Antelope Township

Antelope Township home →

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.