Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainJobs and the daily commute in Beemer Township
Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average; the Nebraska average is 19, the U.S. 26. 2% of workers work from home, against 11% across Nebraska. About one in ten work in Beemer Township itself; outside it, West Point draws the most (14%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Beemer Township at work: what stands out
A longer commute than the towns next door
Beemer Township averages 22 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (16 to 17 minutes). Next door ↓
Few Beemer Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 11% across Nebraska. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 368 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Getting to work from Beemer Township takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beemer Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 442 commuters (the 2% 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.
Beemer Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 335 residents head out to work, 33 work right here, and 252 people come in from elsewhere.
About 710 people are in Beemer Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 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.
Where the trip to work from Beemer Township ends
Where Beemer Township clocks in
7% 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.
Beemer Township works in goods: 38% of its jobs
285 jobs are based in Beemer Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beemer Township, 2013 → 2023: 314 → 285. 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 Beemer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Beemer Township, by distance
About 21% 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 to Beemer Township
The biggest share goes to Wisner (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beemer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beemer Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $62,750 |
| Wisner | 6% | C− | B | 17 min | $61,739 |
| Elkhorn Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Wisner Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elkhorn Township, Grant Township, Wisner 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 Beemer 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 Beemer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Beemer Township?
$62,750 (±$15,835) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beemer Township?
8.8%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beemer Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beemer Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Point (14%, 11 mi), Pender (7%, 13 mi), Beemer (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beemer Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beemer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beemer 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.