Homestead National Monument of America · Photo: Billdorr at English Wikipedia · Public domainBlakely Township has 1.9 jobs for every working resident: 317 people commute in to work
322 jobs are based in Blakely Township; 168 of its residents have a job. Only 3% stay in Blakely Township for work; outside it, Lincoln is the main destination (31%, 36 miles). The average commute takes 23 minutes each way, 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
The workday shuffle in and out of Blakely Township
On a workday 163 residents head out to work and 5 work right here.
About 460 people are in Blakely Township on a workday afternoon, 50% more 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 in to Blakely Township: where workers come from
Where Blakely Township clocks in
31% of workers
5% 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.
In Blakely Township, 54% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blakely Township, 2013 → 2023: 204 → 322. 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 Blakely Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Blakely Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blakely Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 88 commuters (the 11% 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 far it is to work from Blakely Township
About 16% 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.
Blakely Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blakely Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blakely Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $94,539 |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Midland Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln Township, Midland 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 Blakely 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 Blakely Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blakely Township?
$94,539 (±$11,351) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blakely Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blakely Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blakely Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (31%, 36 mi), Beatrice (23%, 6 mi), Omaha (5%, 78 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blakely 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 Blakely Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blakely 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.