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Jobs & commute in Flournoy Township

Flournoy Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

29 jobs are based in Flournoy Township, against 153 working residents. Hardly any work in Flournoy Township itself; outside it, Winnebago draws the most (16%, 13 miles). The average commute takes 19 minutes each way, next to 19 for Nebraska and 26 for the U.S.

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

Day and night

Flournoy Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 152 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.

152live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
28work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night270
Workday140
270live here− 150head out to work+ 28come in to work= 140on a workday

About 140 people are in Flournoy Township on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.19jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Flournoy Township goes to work

Le MarsSioux City: 9 residents work here (6%)HubbardPalmyraWinnebago: 24 residents work here (16%)Walthill: 4 residents work here (3%)Homer: 4 residents work here (3%)Emerson: 6 residents work here (4%)Pender: 13 residents work here (8%)HendersonOaklandWakefield: 5 residents work here (3%)WisnerWayne: 8 residents work here (5%)Omaha: 9 residents work here (6%)Merry TownshipPender TownshipThayer TownshipFlournoy TownshipPerry TownshipOmaha TownshipWinnebago Township: 6 residents work here (4%)WinnebagoPenderSioux CityOmahaWayneEmersonFlournoy Township
1
Winnebago12.8 mi away
16%24
2
Pender6.3 mi away
8%13
3
Sioux City, IA26.3 mi away
6%9
4
Omaha73.3 mi away
6%9
5
Wayne15.2 mi away
5%8
6
Emerson5.3 mi away
4%6
7
Winnebago Township14.1 mi away
4%6
8
Wakefield8.8 mi away
3%5
9
Walthill12 mi away
3%4
10
Homer14.2 mi away
3%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%65
The top trips

Where Flournoy 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.

The jobs

93% of the jobs in Flournoy Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Flournoy TownshipJobs Flournoy Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms14%17%
Trade, transport & utilities83%24%
Services: health, schools, offices3%59%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less3%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month3%31%
Over $3,333 a month93%49%

Who does it

29 or younger17%25%
30 to 5441%42%
55 and older41%32%
−33%

Jobs based in Flournoy Township, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 29. 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 Flournoy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Flournoy Township spends getting to work: about 19 minutes

A year of commuting
143 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Flournoy Township19 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
6%

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

About 1 in 10
How Flournoy Township gets to work
90%Drive alone
4%Carpool
5%Walk

Share of the 136 commuters (the 6% 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

How far it is to work from Flournoy Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWinnebago: 16% · 12.8 miPender: 8% · 6.3 miSioux City: 6% · 26.3 miOmaha: 6% · 73.3 miWayne: 5% · 15.2 miEmerson: 4% · 5.3 miWinnebago Township: 4% · 14.1 miWakefield: 3% · 8.8 miWalthill: 3% · 12 miHomer: 3% · 14.2 miWinnebago 16%Pender 8%Sioux City 6%Omaha 6%Wayne 5%Flournoy Township
Flournoy TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi30 residents
44%10–24 mi66 residents
12%25–50 mi18 residents
24%Over 50 mi36 residents

About 24% 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

Next door to Flournoy Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Thayer Township8 min
Flournoy Township19 min
Pender Township26 min
Perry Township26 min
Merry Township26 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownFlournoy Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Flournoy Township–——19 min$70,625
Perry Townshipunder 3%——26 min—
Pender Townshipunder 3%——26 min—
Thayer Townshipunder 3%——8 min—
Merry Townshipunder 3%——26 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Perry Township, Thayer Township and Merry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Pender Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Flournoy 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 Flournoy Township: questions

What is the median household income in Flournoy Township?

$70,625 (±$15,812) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Flournoy Township?

2.7%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Flournoy Township?

19 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Flournoy Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winnebago (16%, 13 mi), Pender (8%, 6 mi), Sioux City (6%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Flournoy Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Flournoy Township

Flournoy 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.