Most of Chester Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 32 minutes on average, where Nebraska has 19 and the U.S. 26. There are 23 jobs in Chester Township; 189 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Chester Township itself; outside it, Lincoln draws the most (37%, 38 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Chester Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 189 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Chester Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 Chester Township’s working residents head each day
Where Chester Township clocks in
37% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Chester Township: what the 23 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chester Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 23. 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 Chester Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 32 minutes to work from Chester Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chester Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 204 commuters (the 6% 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 many miles Chester Township commutes
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 Chester Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chester Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $67,083 |
| Elk Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Bohemia Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Linwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Douglas Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Prague | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elk Township, Bohemia Township, Linwood Township, Douglas Township and Prague: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chester 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 Chester Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chester Township?
$67,083 (±$22,469) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chester Township?
6.2%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chester Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chester Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (37%, 38 mi), Wahoo (12%, 15 mi), Omaha (8%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chester Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chester Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chester 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.