With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Bismark Township works elsewhere
Only 1% work in Bismark Township; the top destination outside it is Wisner (13%, 8 miles). 15 jobs are based in Bismark Township for 89 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 11% for Nebraska as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Bismark Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 88 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 68 people are in Bismark Township on a workday afternoon, 52% 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.
Commuting out of Bismark Township: the destinations
Where Bismark Township clocks in
13% 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.
A place that makes things: 53% of Bismark Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bismark Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 15. 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 37 minutes each way for Bismark Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 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 74 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 Bismark Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 23% 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.
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 | – | — | — | 37 min | $59,063 |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Elkhorn Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Wisner Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln Township, Elkhorn Township and Wisner 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?
$59,063 (±$37,220) (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?
37 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bismark Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wisner (13%, 8 mi), West Point (7%, 13 mi), Omaha (7%, 63 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.