Jobs and the daily commute in Bell Creek Township
Commuters spend 10 minutes getting to work on average; Nebraska averages 19, the U.S. 26. Only 3% work in Bell Creek Township itself; outside it, Omaha draws the most (14%, 46 miles). Bell Creek Township has 71 jobs, and 87 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 68 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 (0.82 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Bell Creek Township to work: where people go
Where Bell Creek Township clocks in
14% of workers
11% 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.
80% of the jobs in Bell Creek Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bell Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 50 → 71. 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 Bell Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 10 minutes each way for Bell Creek Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bell Creek Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 66 commuters (the 28% 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.
Where in the region Bell Creek Township works
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
11% of Bell Creek Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bell Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Creek Township | – | — | — | 10 min | $120,263 |
| Oakland | 11% | C | A | 22 min | $68,900 |
| Silver Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Silver Creek Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Oakland. Darker towns draw more of Bell Creek 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 Bell Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bell Creek Township?
$120,263 (±$115,905) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bell Creek Township?
4.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bell Creek Township?
10 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bell Creek Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Omaha (14%, 46 mi), Oakland (11%, 5 mi), Blair (7%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bell Creek 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 Bell Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bell Creek 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.