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Jobs & commute in Everett Township

Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Everett Township

The average commute takes 29 minutes each way, where Nebraska has 19 and the U.S. 26. About one in five stay in Everett Township for work; outside it, Lyons is the main destination (16%, 2 miles). Everett Township has 315 jobs, and 431 of its residents work somewhere.

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

What stands out · In brief

Work in Everett Township: the figures worth knowing

Everett Township and Lyons trade workers both ways

Lyons is the top workplace for Everett Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Everett Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓

Everett Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (11 to 24 minutes). 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 431 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · The commute map

Commuting out of Everett Township: the destinations

OnawaSioux City: 13 residents work here (3%)Pender: 22 residents work here (5%)Lyons: 70 residents work here (16%)Oakland: 19 residents work here (4%)Decatur: 21 residents work here (5%)Tekamah: 14 residents work here (3%)West PointFremont: 12 residents work here (3%)Columbus: 9 residents work here (2%)Lincoln: 11 residents work here (3%)Omaha: 36 residents work here (8%)Oakland TownshipQuinnebaugh TownshipLogan TownshipEverett TownshipDawes TownshipNeligh TownshipBancroft TownshipLyonsOmahaPenderDecaturOaklandTekamahEverett Township
1
Lyons2.4 mi away
16%70
2
Omaha53.6 mi away
8%36
3
Pender14.9 mi away
5%22
4
Decatur13.2 mi away
5%21
5
Oakland9 mi away
4%19
6
Tekamah19.1 mi away
3%14
7
Sioux City, IA37.2 mi away
3%13
8
Fremont36.2 mi away
3%12
9
Lincoln80.2 mi away
3%11
10
Columbus57.3 mi away
2%9
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%204
The top trips

Where Everett 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.

Time on the road

About 29 minutes to work from Everett Township

A year of commuting
221 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Everett Township29 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
15%

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

About 1 in 10
How Everett Township gets to work
85%Drive alone
13%Carpool
2%Walk
<1%Bike

Share of the 435 commuters (the 15% 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.

Day and night

In and out of Everett Township on a workday

On a workday 354 residents head out to work, 77 work right here, and 238 people come in from elsewhere.

354live here, work elsewhere
77live and work here
238work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night940
Workday830
940live here− 350head out to work+ 240come in to work= 830on a workday

About 830 people are in Everett Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.73jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.73 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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 jobs

28% of the jobs in Everett Township make or build things

Jobs based in Everett TownshipJobs Everett Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms28%21%
Trade, transport & utilities12%22%
Services: health, schools, offices60%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%25%
Over $3,333 a month53%57%

Who does it

29 or younger15%20%
30 to 5452%46%
55 and older33%34%
−1%

Jobs based in Everett Township, 2013 → 2023: 318 → 315. 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 Everett Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far it is to work from Everett Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLyons: 16% · 2.4 miOmaha: 8% · 53.6 miPender: 5% · 14.9 miDecatur: 5% · 13.2 miOakland: 4% · 9 miTekamah: 3% · 19.1 miSioux City: 3% · 37.2 miFremont: 3% · 36.2 miLincoln: 3% · 80.2 miColumbus: 2% · 57.3 miLyons 16%Omaha 8%Pender 5%Decatur 5%Oakland 4%Everett Township
Everett TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
26%Under 10 mi109 residents
29%10–24 mi122 residents
21%25–50 mi89 residents
25%Over 50 mi105 residents

About 25% 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

Everett Township and its neighbors

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Oakland Township11 min
Logan Township19 min
Neligh Township19 min
Dawes Township22 min
Bancroft Township24 min
Everett Township29 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownEverett Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Everett Township–——29 min$46,121
Dawes Townshipunder 3%——22 min—
Logan Townshipunder 3%——19 min—
Oakland Townshipunder 3%——11 min—
Neligh Townshipunder 3%——19 min—
Bancroft Townshipunder 3%——24 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Dawes Township, Logan Township, Oakland Township, Neligh Township and Bancroft Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Everett 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 Everett Township: questions

What is the median household income in Everett Township?

$46,121 (±$11,321) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Everett Township?

16.2%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Everett Township?

29 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Everett Township work?

18% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lyons (16%, 2 mi), Omaha (8%, 54 mi), Pender (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Everett Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Everett Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Everett Township

Everett 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.