Blaine Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
There are 85 jobs in Blaine Township, against 60 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 36% of workers, next to 11% for Nebraska as a whole. Only 3% work in Blaine Township; the top destination outside it is West Point (8%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Blaine Township
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Blaine Township on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.42 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 Blaine Township goes to work
Where Blaine Township clocks in
8% 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.
Blaine Township makes things: 72% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blaine Township, 2013 → 2023: 67 → 85. 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 Blaine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Blaine Township
of Blaine Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 52 commuters (the 36% 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.
How many miles Blaine Township commutes
About 28% 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.
Blaine Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Wisner (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blaine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Township | – | — | — | — | $137,759 |
| Wisner Township | under 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Wisner | 5% | C− | B | 17 min | $61,739 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wisner Township and Grant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blaine 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 Blaine Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blaine Township?
$137,759 (±$82,816) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blaine Township?
4.7%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Blaine Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Point (8%, 19 mi), Norfolk (8%, 24 mi), Omaha (7%, 72 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blaine 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 Blaine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blaine 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.