Eastern Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 18% of workers, next to 11% for Nebraska as a whole. There are 11 jobs in Eastern Township, and 85 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Eastern Township; the top destination outside it is Yankton (20%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Eastern Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Eastern Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 Eastern Township ends
Where Eastern Township clocks in
20% of workers
12% 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 Eastern Township, 36% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eastern Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 11. 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 Eastern Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 16 minutes each way, quicker than most of Nebraska
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eastern Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 commuters (the 18% 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 it is to work from Eastern Township
About 23% 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.
Eastern Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Crofton (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eastern Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $84,688 |
| Crofton | 8% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Dolphin Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Addison Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Peoria Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Crofton, Dolphin Township, Addison Township and Peoria Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eastern 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 Eastern Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eastern Township?
$84,688 (±$43,920) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eastern Township?
9.8%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eastern Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eastern Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Yankton (20%, 13 mi), Santee (12%, 17 mi), Crofton (8%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eastern Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eastern Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eastern 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.