Saunders County Courthouse · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainMost of Chapman Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers (Nebraska 11%). There are 73 jobs in Chapman Township, and 287 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Chapman Township itself; outside it, Lincoln draws the most (35%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Chapman Township and work: the main findings
Chapman Township and Lincoln trade workers both ways
Lincoln is the top workplace for Chapman Township residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Chapman Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Chapman Township is a place people come home to
There are 73 jobs based in Chapman Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Chapman Township has about 310 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Chapman Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 24 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 184 hours of commuting, 38 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 287 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Chapman Township’s residents
Where Chapman Township clocks in
35% of workers
13% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Chapman Township
On a workday 282 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Chapman Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
A commute of about 24 minutes in Chapman Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chapman Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 307 commuters (the 3% 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.
What Chapman Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chapman Township, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 73. 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 Chapman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Chapman 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.
The towns around Chapman Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chapman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $62,222 |
| Stocking Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Newman Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Mariposa Township | under 2% | — | — | 46 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stocking Township, Newman Township and Mariposa Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chapman 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 Chapman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chapman Township?
$62,222 (±$17,355) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chapman Township?
2.9%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chapman Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chapman Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (35%, 26 mi), Omaha (13%, 36 mi), Wahoo (10%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chapman 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 Chapman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chapman 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.