Clear Creek Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 340 jobs in Clear Creek Township, and 669 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Clear Creek Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (D). Only 3% stay in Clear Creek Township for work; outside it, Omaha is the main destination (34%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Clear Creek Township apart on work
One in three of Clear Creek Township works in Omaha
226 working residents, 34%, have their main job in Omaha, 21 miles away. That’s 11 times as many as work in Clear Creek Township itself. The commute map ↓
Clear Creek Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 100 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 669 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Clear Creek Township: the grade in detail
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Clear Creek Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (1.9%) is left out: Clear Creek Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Clear Creek Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Out of Clear Creek Township to work: where people go
Where Clear Creek Township clocks in
34% of workers
14% 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.
Each way, about 32 minutes from Clear Creek 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 Clear Creek Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 510 commuters (the 8% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Clear Creek Township
On a workday 648 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 319 people come in from elsewhere.
About 970 people are in Clear Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 2024, primary jobs.
What Clear Creek Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clear Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 229 → 340. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Clear Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Clear Creek Township goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around Clear Creek Township: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.5% across Nebraska.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 552 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.8% of Clear Creek Township households have no vehicle (Nebraska 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Clear Creek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800, Clear Creek Township ranks 742nd of 5,400 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 157 | Yutan NE | 1,451 | $103K | 0.7% | 8.8% | 3% | A |
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| 205 | Buccaneer Bay NE | 1,418 | $161K | 4.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
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| 272 | Pohocco Township NE | 1,296 | $100K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A |
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| 740 | Kingston IL | 1,103 | $88K | 7.0% | 15.6% | 2% | B+ |
| 741 | Rosendale WI | 1,042 | $96K | 6.7% | 3.3% | 4% | B+ |
| 742 | Clear Creek Township NE | 1,303 | $85K | 6.2% | 1.9% | 3% | B+ |
| 743 | Caledonia WI | 1,755 | $109K | 6.5% | 1.2% | 1% | B+ |
| 744 | Hebron WI | 1,054 | $94K | 6.1% | 5.2% | 2% | B+ |
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| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Clear Creek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Nebraska.
How Clear Creek Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clear Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek Township | – | B+ | D | 32 min | $84,740 |
| Green Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Ashland Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Marble Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Beacon View | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Township, Marble Township and Beacon View: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Ashland Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Clear Creek 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 2024, 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 Clear Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clear Creek Township?
$84,740 (±$5,047) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clear Creek Township?
6.2%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clear Creek Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clear Creek Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Omaha (34%, 21 mi), Lincoln (14%, 24 mi), Ashland (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Clear Creek Township walkable?
Clear Creek Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clear Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clear Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clear Creek Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.