Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainMost of Fairfield Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Working residents average 19 minutes each way, about the same as across Nebraska. Fairfield Township has 110 jobs, and 227 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Fairfield Township itself; outside it, Hastings draws the most (23%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Fairfield Township
On a workday 222 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 105 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Fairfield Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 Fairfield Township’s residents
Where Fairfield Township clocks in
4% 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.
Jobs in Fairfield Township: what the 110 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 103 → 110. 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 Fairfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes to work from Fairfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairfield Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 244 commuters (the 8% 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 Fairfield Township goes to work
About 19% 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 to Fairfield Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $68,750 |
| Spring Ranch Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Edgar Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Lone Tree Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Ranch Township, Edgar Township and Lone Tree Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairfield 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 Fairfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairfield Township?
$68,750 (±$18,782) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairfield Township?
12.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairfield Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairfield Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hastings (23%, 20 mi), Clay Center (11%, 9 mi), Grand Island (4%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairfield 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.