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Jobs & commute in Garfield Township

Garfield Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

0% of workers have no commute at all; Nebraska has 11%. There are 13 jobs in Garfield Township for 53 working residents. Hardly any stay in Garfield Township for work; outside it, Broken Bow is the main destination (32%, 9 miles).

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

13 jobs based here
Poverty
0.0%
Nebraska 10.6%
Unemployment
0.0%
Nebraska 3.0% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 53 working residents
Work from home
0%
Nebraska 11% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Garfield Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 53 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.

53live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
13work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night110
Workday67
110live here− 53head out to work+ 13come in to work= 67on a workday

About 67 people are in Garfield Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.25jobs 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

Out of Garfield Township to work: where people go

Taylor: 1 residents work here (2%)Mason CityMerna: 3 residents work here (6%)Ansley: 3 residents work here (6%)Sargent: 5 residents work here (9%)St. Paul: 2 residents work here (4%)Broken Bow: 17 residents work here (32%)Ord: 2 residents work here (4%)ColumbusKearneyGrand Island: 3 residents work here (6%)Omaha: 3 residents work here (6%)Westerville TownshipSummit TownshipGarfield TownshipBerwyn TownshipDouglas Grove TownshipBroken Bow TownshipKilfoil Township: 3 residents work here (6%)Lillian TownshipSargent TownshipBroken BowSargentMernaAnsleyGrand IslandOmahaGarfield Township
1
Broken Bow9.2 mi away
32%17
2
Sargent12.2 mi away
9%5
3
Merna12.3 mi away
6%3
4
Ansley16.9 mi away
6%3
5
Grand Island72.9 mi away
6%3
6
Omaha180.8 mi away
6%3
7
Kilfoil Township14.2 mi away
6%3
8
St. Paul58.9 mi away
4%2
9
Ord32.1 mi away
4%2
10
Taylor19.6 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
21%11
The top trips

Where Garfield Township clocks in

32% of workers
9.2 mi awayBroken Bow17 Garfield Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9% of workers
12.2 mi awaySargent5 Garfield Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6%Merna
6% of workers
12.3 mi awayMerna3 Garfield Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

77% of the jobs in Garfield Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Garfield TownshipJobs Garfield Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms23%21%
Trade, transport & utilities54%17%
Services: health, schools, offices23%62%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less8%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month15%32%
Over $3,333 a month77%49%

Who does it

29 or younger8%11%
30 to 5485%53%
55 and older8%36%

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 Garfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Garfield Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Garfield Township gets to work
31%Drive alone
69%Carpool

Share of the 39 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.

How far

The distance from Garfield Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBroken Bow: 32% · 9.2 miSargent: 9% · 12.2 miMerna: 6% · 12.3 miAnsley: 6% · 16.9 miGrand Island: 6% · 72.9 miOmaha: 6% · 180.8 miKilfoil Township: 6% · 14.2 miSt. Paul: 4% · 58.9 miOrd: 4% · 32.1 miTaylor: 2% · 19.6 miBroken Bow 32%Sargent 9%Merna 6%Ansley 6%Grand Island 6%Garfield Township
Garfield TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi12 residents
43%10–24 mi23 residents
8%25–50 mi4 residents
26%Over 50 mi14 residents

About 26% 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

Around Garfield Township: the bordering towns

Broken Bow Township: few work hereWesterville Township: few work hereLillian Township: few work hereBerwyn Township: few work hereDouglas Grove Township: few work hereBroken Bow TownshipWesterville TownshipLillian TownshipBerwyn TownshipDouglas Grove TownshipGarfield Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Broken Bow Township10 min
Lillian Township15 min
Westerville Township20 min
Douglas Grove Township27 min
Berwyn Township27 min
Broken Bow Townshipunder 2% of Garfield TownshipWesterville Townshipunder 2% of Garfield TownshipLillian Townshipunder 2% of Garfield TownshipBerwyn Townshipunder 2% of Garfield TownshipDouglas Grove Townshipunder 2% of Garfield Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownGarfield Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Garfield Township–————
Broken Bow Townshipunder 2%——10 min—
Westerville Townshipunder 2%——20 min—
Lillian Townshipunder 2%——15 min—
Berwyn Townshipunder 2%——27 min—
Douglas Grove Townshipunder 2%——27 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Broken Bow Township, Westerville Township, Lillian Township, Berwyn Township and Douglas Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Garfield 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 Garfield Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Garfield Township?

0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Garfield Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Broken Bow (32%, 9 mi), Sargent (9%, 12 mi), Merna (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Garfield 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 Garfield Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Garfield Township

Garfield Township home →
HandbookGetting around Garfield TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in NEShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.