Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Barneston Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 10 jobs in Barneston Township, and 73 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Barneston Township; the top destination outside it is Beatrice (34%, 17 miles). 20% of workers have no commute at all (Nebraska 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Barneston Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 73 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Barneston Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Barneston Township’s residents
Where Barneston Township clocks in
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.
A place that makes things: 50% of Barneston Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barneston Township, 2014 → 2024: 9 → 10. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Barneston Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Barneston Township: about 32 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barneston Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 110 commuters (the 20% 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.
The distance from Barneston Township to work
About 26% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Barneston Township
The biggest share goes to Blue Springs-Wymore Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barneston Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barneston Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $97,250 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Blue Springs-Wymore Township | 4% | D | C | 23 min | $56,799 |
| Paddock Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township and Paddock Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Barneston 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 2024, 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 Barneston Township: questions
What is the median household income in Barneston Township?
$97,250 (±$87,595) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barneston Township?
11.6%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barneston Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barneston Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beatrice (34%, 17 mi), Wymore (15%, 6 mi), Lincoln (11%, 53 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Barneston 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 Barneston Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barneston Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.