Most of Bennett Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 4 jobs in Bennett Township for 34 working residents. Only 3% work in Bennett Township itself; outside it, Geneva draws the most (32%, 10 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Bennett Township
On a workday 33 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 37 people are in Bennett Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Bennett Township’s residents
Where Bennett Township clocks in
32% 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.
What Bennett Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bennett Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 4. 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 Bennett Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bennett Township
of Bennett Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 46 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.
Half of Bennett Township commutes less than 12 miles
About 29% 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.
Bennett Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bennett Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Township | – | — | — | — | $130,341 |
| Grafton Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Sutton Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Momence Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grafton Township, Sutton Township and Momence Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bennett 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 Bennett Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bennett Township?
$130,341 (±$36,297) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bennett Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bennett Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Geneva (32%, 10 mi), Shickley (9%, 11 mi), Fairmont (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bennett 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 Bennett Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bennett 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.