Most of Elkhorn Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
25 jobs are based in Elkhorn Township, against 119 working residents. Hardly any work in Elkhorn Township; the top destination outside it is West Point (14%, 7 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Elkhorn Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 118 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Elkhorn Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
The towns that employ Elkhorn Township’s residents
Where Elkhorn Township clocks in
12% 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.
Elkhorn Township works in goods: 84% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elkhorn Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 25. 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 Elkhorn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Elkhorn Township
of Elkhorn Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 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.
The commute from Elkhorn Township, by distance
About 28% 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.
How Elkhorn Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Beemer Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elkhorn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Township | – | — | — | — | $87,411 |
| Beemer Township | 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Monterey Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| St. Charles Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Bismark Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Sherman Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beemer Township, Monterey Township, St. Charles Township, Bismark Township, Sherman Township and Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elkhorn Township?
$87,411 (±$18,511) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elkhorn Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Elkhorn Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Point (14%, 7 mi), Wisner (12%, 10 mi), Norfolk (6%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elkhorn 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.