Most of Clark Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Clark Township for work; outside it, Wakefield is the main destination (11%, 16 miles). 17 jobs are based in Clark Township; 46 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 22% of workers, next to 11% for Nebraska as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Clark Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 93 people are in Clark Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
The towns that employ Clark Township’s residents
Where Clark Township clocks in
7% 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.
Clark Township makes things: 29% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clark Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 17. 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 Clark Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Clark Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clark Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 commuters (the 22% 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.
The commute from Clark Township, by distance
About 22% 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.
The towns around Clark Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clark Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $66,250 |
| Galena Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Daily Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Silvercreek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Galena Township, Daily Township and Silvercreek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clark 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 Clark Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clark Township?
$66,250 (±$6,810) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clark Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clark Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clark Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wakefield (11%, 16 mi), Ponca (9%, 14 mi), Sioux City (7%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Clark 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 Clark Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clark 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.