Elim Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute from Elim Township lasts 12 minutes (Nebraska 19, U.S. 26). 28 jobs are based in Elim Township; 49 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Elim Township; the top destination outside it is Callaway (18%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Elim Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 91 people are in Elim Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Out of Elim Township to work: where people go
Where Elim Township clocks in
18% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Elim Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elim Township, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 28. 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 Elim Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Elim Township’s commute takes about 12 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elim Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 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.
Miles to work from Elim Township
About 27% 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.
Elim Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elim Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elim Township | – | — | — | 12 min | $73,393 |
| Arnold Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Delight Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Triumph Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arnold Township: not graded. Delight Township, Wayne Township, Grant Township and Triumph Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elim 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 Elim Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elim Township?
$73,393 (±$51,284) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elim Township?
15.3%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elim Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elim Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Callaway (18%, 12 mi), Broken Bow (18%, 28 mi), Arnold (14%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elim 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 Elim Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elim 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.