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Jobs & commute in Cuming Township

Cuming Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

There are 27 jobs in Cuming Township, against 97 working residents. Only 1% work in Cuming Township itself; outside it, West Point draws the most (43%, 6 miles). The average commute takes 26 minutes each way (Nebraska 19, U.S. 26).

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

Day and night

How many people are in Cuming Township by day

On a workday 96 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.

96live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
26work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night190
Workday120
190live here− 96head out to work+ 26come in to work= 120on a workday

About 120 people are in Cuming Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.28jobs 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

Out of Cuming Township to work: where people go

Snyder: 3 residents work here (3%)Table RockPender: 3 residents work here (3%)OaklandWisner: 3 residents work here (3%)LaurelStantonOrd: 2 residents work here (2%)West Point: 42 residents work here (43%)David CityValley: 2 residents work here (2%)FremontNorth PlatteNorfolk: 2 residents work here (2%)Lincoln: 2 residents work here (2%)Omaha: 11 residents work here (11%)Cuming TownshipSherman Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Garfield TownshipWest PointOmahaSnyderPenderWisnerSherman TownshipCuming Township
1
West Point6.1 mi away
43%42
2
Omaha46.1 mi away
11%11
3
Snyder10.3 mi away
3%3
4
Pender23.3 mi away
3%3
5
Wisner21.1 mi away
3%3
6
Sherman Township4.1 mi away
3%3
7
Ord119.5 mi away
2%2
8
Valley34.5 mi away
2%2
9
Norfolk45.1 mi away
2%2
10
Lincoln67.1 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
25%24
The top trips

Where Cuming 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: 89% of Cuming Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Cuming TownshipJobs Cuming Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms89%26%
Trade, transport & utilities7%21%
Services: health, schools, offices4%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less15%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%37%
Over $3,333 a month52%43%

Who does it

29 or younger30%21%
30 to 5437%46%
55 and older33%33%
−16%

Jobs based in Cuming Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 27. 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 Cuming Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Cuming Township spends getting to work: about 26 minutes

A year of commuting
200 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Cuming Township26 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

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

About 1 in 10
How Cuming Township gets to work
89%Drive alone
11%Other

Share of the 45 commuters (the 10% 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.

How far

Miles to work from Cuming Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWest Point: 43% · 6.1 miOmaha: 11% · 46.1 miSnyder: 3% · 10.3 miPender: 3% · 23.3 miWisner: 3% · 21.1 miSherman Township: 3% · 4.1 miOrd: 2% · 119.5 miValley: 2% · 34.5 miNorfolk: 2% · 45.1 miLincoln: 2% · 67.1 miWest Point 43%Omaha 11%Snyder 3%Pender 3%Wisner 3%Cuming Township
Cuming TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
53%Under 10 mi51 residents
14%10–24 mi14 residents
20%25–50 mi19 residents
13%Over 50 mi13 residents

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

Next door to Cuming Township

The biggest share goes to Sherman Township (3%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownCuming Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Cuming Township–——26 min—
Garfield Townshipunder 3%————
Sherman Township3%——21 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Garfield Township and Sherman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Cuming 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 Cuming Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Cuming Township?

8.6%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Cuming Township?

26 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Cuming Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Point (43%, 6 mi), Omaha (11%, 46 mi), Snyder (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Cuming Township

Cuming 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.