East Bloomington Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in East Bloomington Township report 22 jobs, and 114 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 22 minutes on average, where Nebraska has 19 and the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 4% of workers, against 11% across Nebraska.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of East Bloomington Township
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in East Bloomington Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 2024, primary jobs.
29% of working residents work in Franklin
Where East Bloomington Township clocks in
29% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
East Bloomington Township works in goods: 64% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in East Bloomington Township, 2014 → 2024: 17 → 22. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs East Bloomington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes each way, longer than most of Nebraska
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of East Bloomington Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 commuters (the 4% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from East Bloomington Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns next door employ 29% of East Bloomington Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Bloomington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bloomington Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $41,250 |
| Turkey Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Macon Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin | 29% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Ash Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Marion Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Turkey Creek Township, Washington Township, Macon Township, Franklin, Ash Grove Township and Marion Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Franklin. Darker towns draw more of East Bloomington 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 2024, 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 East Bloomington Township: questions
What is the median household income in East Bloomington Township?
$41,250 (±$33,468) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Bloomington Township?
22.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from East Bloomington Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in East Bloomington Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Franklin (29%, 3 mi), Lincoln (7%, 132 mi), Kearney (6%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around East Bloomington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Bloomington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Bloomington Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.