Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainMaking a living in Arcadia Township
Home is the office for 0% of workers (Nebraska 11%). Only 6% stay in Arcadia Township for work; outside it, Ord is the main destination (29%, 17 miles). The average commute, 19 minutes each way, matches the Nebraska norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Arcadia Township
On a workday 159 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 164 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.03 per resident).
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 Arcadia Township to work: where people go
Where Arcadia Township clocks in
29% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Inside Arcadia Township’s 175 jobs
175 jobs are based in Arcadia Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arcadia Township, 2013 → 2023: 168 → 175. 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 Arcadia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 19 minutes in Arcadia Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arcadia Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 229 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.
How far Arcadia Township’s workers travel
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.
Work in the towns next to Arcadia Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arcadia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $83,125 |
| Spring Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Myrtle Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Creek Township and Myrtle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arcadia 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 Arcadia Township: questions
What is the median household income in Arcadia Township?
$83,125 (±$20,942) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arcadia Township?
6.6%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arcadia Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arcadia Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ord (29%, 17 mi), Burwell (6%, 24 mi), Broken Bow (6%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Arcadia Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Arcadia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arcadia 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.