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Jobs & commute in Clarksville Township

Clarksville Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each

Working residents average 28 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. Employers in Clarksville Township report 124 jobs, against 331 working residents. Only 3% work in Clarksville Township; the top destination outside it is Central City (16%, 12 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out

Clarksville Township and work: the main findings

★ What stands out · Time on the road

How long Clarksville Township spends getting to work: about 28 minutes

A year of commuting
213 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Clarksville Township28 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
14%

of Clarksville Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Clarksville Township gets to work
88%Drive alone
11%Carpool
<1%Walk

Share of the 307 commuters (the 14% 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.

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Clarksville Township

On a workday 322 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 115 people come in from elsewhere.

322live here, work elsewhere
9live and work here
115work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night650
Workday440
650live here− 320head out to work+ 120come in to work= 440on a workday

About 440 people are in Clarksville Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.37jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Clarksville Township goes to work

Silver CreekClarks: 9 residents work here (3%)St. PaulFullerton: 7 residents work here (2%)Central City: 52 residents work here (16%)York: 11 residents work here (3%)Columbus: 46 residents work here (14%)Kearney: 8 residents work here (2%)Grand Island: 41 residents work here (12%)Lincoln: 14 residents work here (4%)Omaha: 7 residents work here (2%)East Newman TownshipClarksville TownshipMead TownshipCentral TownshipPrairie Island TownshipColumbus Township: 11 residents work here (3%)Prairie Creek TownshipLone Tree TownshipSilver Creek TownshipCentral CityColumbusGrand IslandLincolnYorkColumbus TownshipClarksville Township
1
Central City12.2 mi away
16%52
2
Columbus28.8 mi away
14%46
3
Grand Island34.7 mi away
12%41
4
Lincoln68.7 mi away
4%14
5
York29.8 mi away
3%11
6
Columbus Township31.7 mi away
3%11
7
Clarks2.6 mi away
3%9
8
Kearney74.4 mi away
2%8
9
Fullerton9.8 mi away
2%7
10
Omaha93.7 mi away
2%7
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%125
The top trips

Where Clarksville Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

A place that makes things: 48% of Clarksville Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Clarksville TownshipJobs Clarksville Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms48%30%
Trade, transport & utilities31%20%
Services: health, schools, offices21%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less11%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%28%
Over $3,333 a month58%53%

Who does it

29 or younger15%21%
30 to 5448%50%
55 and older37%29%
−27%

Jobs based in Clarksville Township, 2013 → 2023: 169 → 124. 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 Clarksville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

The commute from Clarksville Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCentral City: 16% · 12.2 miColumbus: 14% · 28.8 miGrand Island: 12% · 34.7 miLincoln: 4% · 68.7 miYork: 3% · 29.8 miColumbus Township: 3% · 31.7 miClarks: 3% · 2.6 miKearney: 2% · 74.4 miFullerton: 2% · 9.8 miOmaha: 2% · 93.7 miCentral City 16%Columbus 14%Grand Island 12%Lincoln 4%York 3%Clarksville Township
Clarksville TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
5%Under 10 mi15 residents
33%10–24 mi108 residents
43%25–50 mi141 residents
20%Over 50 mi67 residents

About 20% 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

Clarksville Township and its neighbors

Jobs & commute next door

TownClarksville Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Clarksville Township–——28 min$63,750
Central Townshipunder 3%————
Prairie Island Townshipunder 3%——25 min—
Silver Creek Townshipunder 3%——23 min—
East Newman Townshipunder 3%————
Prairie Creek Townshipunder 3%————
Mead Townshipunder 3%——16 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Central Township, Prairie Island Township, Silver Creek Township, East Newman Township, Prairie Creek Township and Mead Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Clarksville Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Clarksville Township: questions

What is the median household income in Clarksville Township?

$63,750 (±$17,617) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Clarksville Township?

13.9%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Clarksville Township?

28 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Clarksville Township work?

3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Central City (16%, 12 mi), Columbus (14%, 29 mi), Grand Island (12%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Clarksville 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 Clarksville Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Clarksville Township

Clarksville Township home →

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.