Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainEdgar Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
2% of workers work from home, against 11% across Nebraska. 102 jobs are based in Edgar Township for 208 working residents. Hardly any work in Edgar Township; the top destination outside it is Hastings (19%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Edgar Township in brief
Edgar Township and Hastings trade workers both ways
Hastings is the top workplace for Edgar Township residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Edgar Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Edgar Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Edgar Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 11% across Nebraska. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 208 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Edgar Township to work: where people go
Where Edgar Township clocks in
7% 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.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Edgar Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edgar Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 243 commuters (the 2% 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.
In and out of Edgar Township on a workday
On a workday 207 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 101 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Edgar Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Edgar Township works in goods: 46% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edgar Township, 2013 → 2023: 141 → 102. 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 Edgar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Edgar Township
About 21% 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.
Work in the towns next to Edgar Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edgar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $51,786 |
| Fairfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Marshall Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairfield Township, Marshall Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Edgar 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 Edgar Township: questions
What is the median household income in Edgar Township?
$51,786 (±$9,651) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edgar Township?
13.4%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edgar Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edgar Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hastings (19%, 26 mi), Clay Center (19%, 10 mi), Inland Township (7%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Edgar Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edgar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edgar 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.