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Jobs & commute in Bush Township

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Bush Township works elsewhere

0% of workers have no commute at all, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%. There are 5 jobs in Bush Township; 25 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Bush Township itself; outside it, Butte draws the most (12%, 25 miles).

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

5 jobs based here
Household income
$180K
median · Nebraska $76K
Poverty
0.0%
Nebraska 10.6%
Unemployment
0.0%
Nebraska 3.0% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 25 working residents
Work from home
0%
Nebraska 11% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

How many people are in Bush Township by day

On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

25live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night62
Workday42
62live here− 25head out to work+ 5come in to work= 42on a workday

About 42 people are in Bush Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs 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

Commuting out of Bush Township: the destinations

Fort Morgan: 1 residents work here (4%)Naper: 1 residents work here (4%)Bristow: 1 residents work here (4%)Butte: 3 residents work here (12%)Lynch: 2 residents work here (8%)Spencer: 1 residents work here (4%)Springview: 1 residents work here (4%)MadisonWood River: 1 residents work here (4%)Atkinson: 2 residents work here (8%)Omaha: 2 residents work here (8%)MitchellSteel Creek TownshipBush TownshipRaymond TownshipMullen TownshipLynch TownshipMorton TownshipWahehe TownshipRee TownshipButteLynchAtkinsonOmahaFort MorganNaperBush Township
1
Butte24.7 mi away
12%3
2
Lynch4.9 mi away
8%2
3
Atkinson37.3 mi away
8%2
4
Omaha161.2 mi away
8%2
5
Fort Morgan, CO331.9 mi away
4%1
6
Naper37.8 mi away
4%1
7
Bristow10.8 mi away
4%1
8
Spencer16.9 mi away
4%1
9
Springview69.7 mi away
4%1
10
Wood River139.9 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%10
The top trips

Where Bush Township clocks in

12%Butte
12% of workers
24.7 mi awayButte3 Bush Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
4.9 mi awayLynch2 Bush Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
37.3 mi awayAtkinson2 Bush Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

60% of the jobs in Bush Township make or build things

Jobs based in Bush TownshipJobs Bush Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms60%28%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices40%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%36%
Over $3,333 a month60%52%

Who does it

29 or younger0%20%
30 to 5480%44%
55 and older20%36%
+150%

Jobs based in Bush Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 5. 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 Bush Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Bush Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Bush Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 25 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Bush Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miButte: 12% · 24.7 miLynch: 8% · 4.9 miAtkinson: 8% · 37.3 miOmaha: 8% · 161.2 miFort Morgan: 4% · 331.9 miNaper: 4% · 37.8 miBristow: 4% · 10.8 miSpencer: 4% · 16.9 miSpringview: 4% · 69.7 miWood River: 4% · 139.9 miButte 12%Lynch 8%Atkinson 8%Omaha 8%Fort Morgan 4%Bush Township
Bush TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi2 residents
24%10–24 mi6 residents
32%25–50 mi8 residents
36%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 36% 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

Next door to Bush Township

Steel Creek Township: few work hereLynch Township: few work hereRaymond Township: few work hereWahehe Township: few work hereRee Township: few work hereMullen Township: few work hereSteel Creek TownshipLynch TownshipRaymond TownshipWahehe TownshipRee TownshipMullen TownshipBush Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Lynch Township14 min
Raymond Township16 min
Wahehe Township19 min
Ree Township40 min
Steel Creek Townshipunder 4% of Bush TownshipLynch Townshipunder 4% of Bush TownshipRaymond Townshipunder 4% of Bush TownshipWahehe Townshipunder 4% of Bush TownshipRee Townshipunder 4% of Bush TownshipMullen Townshipunder 4% of Bush Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownBush Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Bush Township–———$180,500
Steel Creek Townshipunder 4%————
Lynch Townshipunder 4%——14 min—
Raymond Townshipunder 4%——16 min—
Mullen Townshipunder 4%————

Same-state neighbors only. Steel Creek Township, Lynch Township, Raymond Township and Mullen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Bush 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 Bush Township: questions

What is the median household income in Bush Township?

$180,500 (±$157,202) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Bush Township?

0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Bush Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Butte (12%, 25 mi), Lynch (8%, 5 mi), Atkinson (8%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Bush Township

Bush Township home →
HandbookGetting around Bush TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in NEShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.