Elm Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 29 minutes; Nebraska averages 19, the U.S. 26. There are 20 jobs in Elm Township for 78 working residents. Hardly any stay in Elm Township for work; outside it, Beatrice is the main destination (31%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Elm Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 78 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 77 people are in Elm Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 Elm Township ends
Where Elm Township clocks in
27% of workers
8% 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: 50% of the jobs in Elm Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elm Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 20. 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 Elm Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way, longer than most of Nebraska
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elm Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 61 commuters (the 12% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Elm Township
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.
Around Elm Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elm Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $97,813 |
| Glenwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Sicily Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glenwood Township, Sicily 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 Elm 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 Elm Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elm Township?
$97,813 (±$83,596) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elm Township?
6.6%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elm Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elm Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beatrice (31%, 11 mi), Lincoln (27%, 47 mi), Omaha (8%, 88 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elm 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 Elm Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elm 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.