Most of Dowling Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 9 minutes on average, where Nebraska has 19 and the U.S. 26. 14 jobs are based in Dowling Township; 39 of its residents have a job. Only 3% stay in Dowling Township for work; outside it, Bloomfield is the main destination (21%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Dowling Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 38 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 82 people are in Dowling Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 Dowling Township’s working residents head each day
Where Dowling Township clocks in
13% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Dowling Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dowling Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 14. 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 Dowling Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Dowling Township spends getting to work: about 9 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dowling Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 13% 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 distance from Dowling Township to work
About 18% 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.
The towns around Dowling Township
The biggest share goes to Morton Township (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dowling Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dowling Township | – | — | — | 9 min | $71,250 |
| Morton Township | 8% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Dolphin Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Morton Township, Dolphin Township and Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dowling 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 Dowling Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dowling Township?
$71,250 (±$27,684) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dowling Township?
2.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dowling Township?
9 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dowling Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomfield (21%, 6 mi), Wausa (13%, 5 mi), Lincoln (10%, 130 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dowling 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 Dowling Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dowling 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.