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Jobs & commute in Burrows Township

Burrows Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each

Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Nebraska 11%). There are 41 jobs in Burrows Township, and 111 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Burrows Township for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (20%, 15 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Burrows Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 111 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.

111live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
41work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night260
Workday190
260live here− 110head out to work+ 41come in to work= 190on a workday

About 190 people are in Burrows Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.37jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where people from Burrows Township work

OlatheSioux CityStockhamRogersCedar RapidsLindsay: 6 residents work here (5%)Humphrey: 6 residents work here (5%)Howells: 3 residents work here (3%)Albion: 3 residents work here (3%)MadisonFremont: 3 residents work here (3%)Columbus: 22 residents work here (20%)Norfolk: 3 residents work here (3%)Lincoln: 6 residents work here (5%)Omaha: 13 residents work here (12%)Granville TownshipBurrows TownshipGrand Prairie TownshipHumphrey Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Joliet TownshipLost Creek TownshipColumbus TownshipColumbusOmahaLindsayHumphreyLincolnHowellsBurrows Township
1
Columbus15.4 mi away
20%22
2
Omaha80.4 mi away
12%13
3
Lindsay10.1 mi away
5%6
4
Humphrey5.5 mi away
5%6
5
Lincoln71.4 mi away
5%6
6
Howells28.2 mi away
3%3
7
Albion24.6 mi away
3%3
8
Fremont55.5 mi away
3%3
9
Norfolk28.9 mi away
3%3
103%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
39%43
The top trips

Where Burrows Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Burrows Township works in goods: 68% of its jobs

Jobs based in Burrows TownshipJobs Burrows Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms68%29%
Trade, transport & utilities29%27%
Services: health, schools, offices2%44%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less10%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%25%
Over $3,333 a month73%58%

Who does it

29 or younger27%24%
30 to 5456%44%
55 and older17%32%
+78%

Jobs based in Burrows Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 41. 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 Burrows Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Burrows Township: about 16 minutes

A year of commuting
124 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Burrows Township16 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Burrows Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Burrows Township gets to work
97%Drive alone
2%Carpool
2%Walk

Share of the 127 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.

How far

How far Burrows Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miColumbus: 20% · 15.4 miOmaha: 12% · 80.4 miLindsay: 5% · 10.1 miHumphrey: 5% · 5.5 miLincoln: 5% · 71.4 miHowells: 3% · 28.2 miAlbion: 3% · 24.6 miFremont: 3% · 55.5 miNorfolk: 3% · 28.9 miHumphrey Township: 3% · 7.9 miColumbus 20%Lindsay 5%Humphrey 5%Lincoln 5%Burrows Township
Burrows TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
17%Under 10 mi19 residents
33%10–24 mi37 residents
17%25–50 mi19 residents
32%Over 50 mi36 residents

About 32% 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

Burrows Township and the towns next door

Joliet Township: few work hereLost Creek Township: few work hereGranville Township: few work hereGrand Prairie Township: few work hereJoliet TownshipLost Creek TownshipGranville TownshipGrand Prairie TownshipBurrows Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Joliet Township13 min
Burrows Township16 min
Grand Prairie Township16 min
Granville Township20 min
Lost Creek Township23 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownBurrows Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Burrows Township–——16 min—
Joliet Townshipunder 3%——13 min—
Lost Creek Townshipunder 3%——23 min—
Granville Townshipunder 3%——20 min—
Grand Prairie Townshipunder 3%——16 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Joliet Township, Lost Creek Township, Granville Township and Grand Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Burrows Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Burrows Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Burrows Township?

3.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Burrows Township?

16 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Burrows Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (20%, 15 mi), Omaha (12%, 80 mi), Lindsay (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Burrows 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 Burrows Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Burrows Township

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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.