Columbus draws about half of Bismark Township’s working residents
Employers in Bismark Township report 44 jobs; 210 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Bismark Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (46%, 7 miles). The trip to work takes 16 minutes on average, where Nebraska has 19 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bismark Township, in a few figures
Nearly half of Bismark Township works in Columbus
96 working residents, 46%, have their main job in Columbus, 6.7 miles away. That’s far more as work in Bismark Township itself. The commute map ↓
Bismark Township is a place people come home to
There are 44 jobs based in Bismark Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bismark Township has about 270 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Bismark Township residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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 210 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Bismark Township goes to work
Where Bismark Township clocks in
46% of workers
11% of workers
4% 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 workday in Bismark Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 209 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Bismark Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.21 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 in the region Bismark Township works
About 17% 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.
Goods jobs make up 36% of work in Bismark Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bismark Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 44. 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 Bismark Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 16 minutes each way for Bismark Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bismark Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 528 commuters (the 9% 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.
Work in the towns next to Bismark Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bismark Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bismark Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $95,987 |
| Sherman Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Shell Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sherman Township and Shell Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bismark 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 Bismark Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bismark Township?
$95,987 (±$37,157) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bismark Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bismark Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bismark Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (46%, 7 mi), Columbus Township (11%, 5 mi), Omaha (4%, 67 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bismark 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 Bismark Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bismark 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.