Central Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
72% of workers have no commute at all, against 11% across Nebraska. 8 jobs are based in Central Township; 31 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Central Township; the top destination outside it is Wausa (16%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Central Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 57 people are in Central Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where Central Township goes to work
Where Central Township clocks in
16% of workers
16% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Central Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Central Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 8. 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 Central Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Central Township
of Central Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 commuters (the 73% 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 Central Township
About 29% 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 Central Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Central Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Morton Township | under 4% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Valley Township | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Harrison Township | under 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Cleveland Township | under 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Morton Township, Valley Township, Harrison Township and Cleveland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Central 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 Central Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Central Township?
44.2%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Central Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wausa (16%, 13 mi), Norfolk (16%, 41 mi), Creighton (10%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Central 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 Central Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Central 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.