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Jobs & commute in Eldorado Township

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Eldorado Township works elsewhere

There are 1 jobs in Eldorado Township, and 47 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Eldorado Township itself; outside it, Sutton draws the most (30%, 8 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Nebraska 11%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Eldorado Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

47live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night96
Workday50
96live here− 47head out to work+ 1come in to work= 50on a workday

About 50 people are in Eldorado Township on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Eldorado Township: the destinations

Glenvil: 1 residents work here (2%)Trumbull: 1 residents work here (2%)Harvard: 3 residents work here (6%)Clay Center: 4 residents work here (9%)Sutton: 14 residents work here (30%)Geneva: 3 residents work here (6%)Aurora: 1 residents work here (2%)McCook: 1 residents work here (2%)Columbus: 1 residents work here (2%)Hastings: 9 residents work here (19%)Eldorado TownshipHarvard TownshipSchool Creek TownshipLewis TownshipSuttonHastingsClay CenterHarvardGenevaGlenvilEldorado Township
1
Sutton7.6 mi away
30%14
2
Hastings21.3 mi away
19%9
3
Clay Center9.3 mi away
9%4
4
Harvard5.9 mi away
6%3
5
Geneva22.3 mi away
6%3
6
Glenvil17.2 mi away
2%1
7
Trumbull15 mi away
2%1
8
Aurora14.7 mi away
2%1
9
McCook141.8 mi away
2%1
10
Columbus63.5 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
19%9
The top trips

Where Eldorado Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

In Eldorado Township, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in Eldorado TownshipJobs Eldorado Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%21%
Trade, transport & utilities0%28%
Services: health, schools, offices100%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%28%
Over $3,333 a month0%53%

Who does it

29 or younger0%21%
30 to 540%51%
55 and older100%28%
−50%

Jobs based in Eldorado Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 1. 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 Eldorado Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Eldorado Township’s commute takes about 32 minutes

A year of commuting
242 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Eldorado Township32 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Eldorado Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Eldorado Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 16 commuters (the 0% 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

How far Eldorado Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSutton: 30% · 7.6 miHastings: 19% · 21.3 miClay Center: 9% · 9.3 miHarvard: 6% · 5.9 miGeneva: 6% · 22.3 miGlenvil: 2% · 17.2 miTrumbull: 2% · 15 miAurora: 2% · 14.7 miMcCook: 2% · 141.8 miColumbus: 2% · 63.5 miSutton 30%Hastings 19%Clay Center 9%Harvard 6%Geneva 6%Eldorado Township
Eldorado TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
43%Under 10 mi20 residents
43%10–24 mi20 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
15%Over 50 mi7 residents

About 15% 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

The towns around Eldorado Township

Harvard Township: few work hereLewis Township: few work hereSchool Creek Township: few work hereHarvard TownshipLewis TownshipSchool Creek TownshipEldorado Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Harvard Township22 min
Lewis Township24 min
Eldorado Township32 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownEldorado Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Eldorado Township–——32 min—
Harvard Townshipunder 3%CB22 min$64,375
Lewis Townshipunder 3%——24 min—
School Creek Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Lewis Township and School Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Eldorado Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Eldorado Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Eldorado Township?

15.9%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Eldorado Township?

32 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Eldorado Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sutton (30%, 8 mi), Hastings (19%, 21 mi), Clay Center (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Eldorado 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 Eldorado Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Eldorado Township

Eldorado Township home →

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.