Douglas Grove Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Douglas Grove Township for work; outside it, Broken Bow is the main destination (25%, 18 miles). 3 jobs are based in Douglas Grove Township; 40 of its residents have a job. At home: 29% of workers have no commute at all (Nebraska 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Douglas Grove Township by day and by night
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 40 people are in Douglas Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Douglas Grove Township ends
Where Douglas Grove Township clocks in
25% of workers
20% of workers
10% 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.
In Douglas Grove Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Douglas Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 3. 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 Douglas Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Douglas Grove Township: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Douglas Grove Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 58 commuters (the 29% 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 Douglas Grove Township goes to work
About 33% 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 to Douglas Grove Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Douglas Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Grove Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $60,833 |
| Comstock Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Sargent Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Spring Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Comstock | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Lillian Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Westerville Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Garfield Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Comstock Township, Sargent Township, Spring Creek Township, Comstock, Lillian Township, Westerville Township and Garfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Douglas Grove 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 Douglas Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Douglas Grove Township?
$60,833 (±$45,701) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Douglas Grove Township?
15.8%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Douglas Grove Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Douglas Grove Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Broken Bow (25%, 18 mi), Sargent (20%, 6 mi), Lincoln (10%, 149 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Douglas Grove 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 Douglas Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Douglas Grove 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.