Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainBroken Bow draws about half of Broken Bow Township’s working residents
229 jobs are based in Broken Bow Township; 296 of its residents have a job. Only 6% stay in Broken Bow Township for work; outside it, Broken Bow is the main destination (45%, 2 miles). The trip to work takes 10 minutes on average; Nebraska averages 19, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Broken Bow Township
Nearly half of Broken Bow Township works in Broken Bow
132 working residents, 45%, have their main job in Broken Bow, 2 miles away. That’s 8 times as many as work in Broken Bow Township itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Broken Bow Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 10 minutes, against 19 across Nebraska. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Nebraska worker, and quicker than any town next door (13 to 27 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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 296 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Broken Bow Township work
Where Broken Bow Township clocks in
45% of workers
5% 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.
About 10 minutes each way, quicker than most of Nebraska
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Broken Bow Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 291 commuters (the 6% 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 people are in Broken Bow Township by day
On a workday 277 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 210 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Broken Bow Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.77 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.
Factories, building and farms: 48% of the jobs in Broken Bow Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Broken Bow Township, 2013 → 2023: 236 → 229. 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 Broken Bow Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Broken Bow Township, by distance
About 27% 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.
Next door to Broken Bow Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Broken Bow Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Bow Township | – | — | — | 10 min | $127,895 |
| Kilfoil Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Ryno Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Garfield Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Berwyn Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| East Custer Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lillian Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kilfoil Township, Ryno Township, Garfield Township, Berwyn Township, East Custer Township and Lillian Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Broken Bow 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 Broken Bow Township: questions
What is the median household income in Broken Bow Township?
$127,895 (±$42,586) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Broken Bow Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Broken Bow Township?
10 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Broken Bow Township work?
6% work in town.
Can you get around Broken Bow 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 Broken Bow Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Broken Bow 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.