Most of Center Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Center Township has 98 jobs; 338 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Center Township itself; outside it, Omaha draws the most (22%, 29 miles). For 2% of workers, the job is at home; Nebraska has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Center Township, in brief
Center Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Center Township is Omaha, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 22% of working residents (75) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Center Township is a place people come home to
There are 98 jobs based in Center Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Center Township has about 560 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Center Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 338 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Center Township
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.
How a workday changes Center Township
On a workday 334 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 94 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Center Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer 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.
Time on the road from Center Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Center Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 363 commuters (the 2% 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.
Where Center Township’s working residents head each day
Where Center Township clocks in
22% of workers
21% 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.
Making and building: 32% of jobs based in Center Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Center Township, 2013 → 2023: 69 → 98. 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 Center Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Center Township and its neighbors: 16% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Center Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $119,875 |
| Wahoo | 16% | B | A | 22 min | $89,457 |
| South Cedar Township | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Stocking Township | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
| Mariposa Township | under 1% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Marietta Township | under 1% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Cedar Township, Stocking Township, Mariposa Township and Marietta Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wahoo. Darker towns draw more of Center 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 Center Township: questions
What is the median household income in Center Township?
$119,875 (±$22,422) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Center Township?
1.8%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Center Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Center Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Omaha (22%, 29 mi), Lincoln (21%, 32 mi), Wahoo (16%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Center Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Center Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Center 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.