Earning a living in Creston Township
Only 2% work in Creston Township itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (14%, 18 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes, where Nebraska has 19 and the U.S. 26. There are 160 jobs in Creston Township, against 189 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Creston Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 185 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 156 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.85 per resident).
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 Creston Township’s working residents head each day
Where Creston Township clocks in
14% of workers
10% of workers
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.
Making and building: 39% of jobs based in Creston Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Creston Township, 2013 → 2023: 161 → 160. 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 Creston Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Creston Township spends getting to work: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Creston Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 172 commuters (the 5% 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 Creston Township, by distance
About 27% 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.
Work in the towns next to Creston Township
The biggest share goes to Humphrey Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Creston Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creston Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $67,375 |
| Humphrey Township | 5% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Creston | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Sherman Township | 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Humphrey Township, Creston and Sherman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Creston 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 Creston Township: questions
What is the median household income in Creston Township?
$67,375 (±$33,499) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Creston Township?
3.4%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Creston Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Creston Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (14%, 18 mi), Lindsay (10%, 20 mi), Norfolk (7%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Creston 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 Creston Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Creston 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.