Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainUnemployment in Columbus Township (1.1%) is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 75% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income Columbus Township is better than 71% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (C+). 2% of workers work from home (Nebraska 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Columbus Township: the gist
Columbus Township makes and builds things
78% of the jobs based in Columbus Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Columbus Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 40%. The jobs ↓
Columbus Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Columbus Township residents (47%) and also where the most people who work in Columbus Township come from (47% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Columbus Township is where the jobs are
Columbus Township has 3,354 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 5,100 people are in town, 52% more than the 3,400 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most Columbus Township residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Most jobs in Columbus Township pay over $40,000 a year
73% of the jobs based in Columbus Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
Why Columbus Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Unemployment holds Columbus Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 37% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Columbus Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
In Columbus Township, 78% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
3,354 jobs are based in Columbus Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Columbus Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,968 → 3,354. 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 Columbus Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Columbus Township’s workforce comes from
Where Columbus Township clocks in
47% of workers
6% of workers
3% 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.
Columbus Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,428 residents head out to work, 192 work right here, and 3,162 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,100 people are in Columbus Township on a workday afternoon, 52% more than live here.
2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Columbus Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Commuting from Columbus Township: about 17 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Columbus Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,542 commuters (the 1% 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.
Driving is how Columbus Township gets around
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,565 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). 0.0% of Columbus Township households have no vehicle (Nebraska 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Columbus Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,269 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,500, Columbus Township comes 1,185th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 198 | Township 2 NE | 3,213 | $116K | 4.0% | 1.5% | 6% | A+ |
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| 297 | Valley NE | 3,412 | $110K | 5.3% | 2.1% | 14% | A |
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| 360 | Hickman NE | 3,663 | $104K | 2.6% | 1.7% | 3% | A |
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| 1,183 | Marysville PA | 2,717 | $69K | 8.8% | 2.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,184 | Makanda Township IL | 3,987 | $85K | 8.5% | 1.3% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,185 | Columbus Township NE | 3,360 | $98K | 10.1% | 1.1% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,186 | Mahoning Township PA | 2,649 | $65K | 5.3% | 2.6% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,187 | Beaver Dam WI | 4,105 | $82K | 5.0% | 3.5% | 3% | B+ |
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| 4,269 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Columbus Township, the top three, the last and three more from Nebraska.
Next door is work for 47% of Columbus Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Columbus Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Township | – | B+ | C+ | 17 min | $97,848 |
| Alexis Township | under 1% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Butler Township | under 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Oconee Township | under 1% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Columbus | 47% | B− | A− | 15 min | $64,626 |
Same-state neighbors only. Alexis Township, Butler Township and Oconee Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Columbus. Darker towns draw more of Columbus 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 Columbus Township: questions
What is the median household income in Columbus Township?
$97,848 (±$42,096) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Columbus Township?
10.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Columbus Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Columbus Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (47%, 3 mi), Omaha (6%, 66 mi), Lincoln (3%, 55 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Columbus Township walkable?
Columbus Township is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Columbus 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 Columbus Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Columbus 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. 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.