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Jobs & commute in Glenwood Township

Glenwood Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

Hardly any work in Glenwood Township itself; outside it, Lincoln draws the most (27%, 54 miles). There are 9 jobs in Glenwood Township, and 92 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average; Nebraska averages 19, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Glenwood Township on a workday

On a workday 92 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.

92live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
9work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night190
Workday100
190live here− 92head out to work+ 9come in to work= 100on a workday

About 100 people are in Glenwood Township on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Glenwood Township goes to work

Cook: 2 residents work here (2%)OdellCortlandPlymouthWymore: 2 residents work here (2%)Fairbury: 2 residents work here (2%)SewardLa Vista: 2 residents work here (2%)Gretna: 2 residents work here (2%)Beatrice: 15 residents work here (16%)Lincoln: 25 residents work here (27%)Omaha: 5 residents work here (5%)Independence TownshipHighland TownshipMidland TownshipRiverside Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Blakely Township: 5 residents work here (5%)Paddock TownshipGlenwood TownshipElm TownshipSicily TownshipLincolnBeatriceOmahaBlakely TownshipRiverside TownshipCookGlenwood Township
1
Lincoln54 mi away
27%25
2
Beatrice17.2 mi away
16%15
3
Omaha94.5 mi away
5%5
4
Blakely Township17.8 mi away
5%5
5
Riverside Township13.3 mi away
3%3
6
Cook49.4 mi away
2%2
7
Wymore12.2 mi away
2%2
8
Fairbury17.7 mi away
2%2
9
La Vista89.3 mi away
2%2
10
Gretna82.9 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
32%29
The top trips

Where Glenwood 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

78% of the jobs in Glenwood Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Glenwood TownshipJobs Glenwood Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms22%26%
Trade, transport & utilities78%21%
Services: health, schools, offices0%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less11%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month11%24%
Over $3,333 a month78%57%

Who does it

29 or younger11%18%
30 to 5444%49%
55 and older44%33%
−50%

Jobs based in Glenwood Township, 2014 → 2024: 18 → 9. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Glenwood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Glenwood Township: about 25 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
194 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Glenwood Township25 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
17%

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

About 2 in 10
How Glenwood Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 75 commuters (the 17% 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

Half of Glenwood Township commutes less than 48 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLincoln: 27% · 54 miBeatrice: 16% · 17.2 miOmaha: 5% · 94.5 miBlakely Township: 5% · 17.8 miRiverside Township: 3% · 13.3 miCook: 2% · 49.4 miWymore: 2% · 12.2 miFairbury: 2% · 17.7 miLa Vista: 2% · 89.3 miGretna: 2% · 82.9 miLincoln 27%Beatrice 16%Omaha 5%Blakely Township 5%Riverside Township 3%Glenwood Township
Glenwood TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi4 residents
34%10–24 mi31 residents
16%25–50 mi15 residents
46%Over 50 mi42 residents

About 46% 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 2024.

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 Glenwood Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Paddock Township23 min
Glenwood Township25 min
Elm Township29 min
Sicily Township30 min
Independence Township51 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownGlenwood Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Glenwood Township–——25 min$44,500
Elm Townshipunder 3%——29 min—
Paddock Townshipunder 3%——23 min—
Sicily Townshipunder 3%——30 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Elm Township, Paddock Township and Sicily Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Glenwood 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 2024, 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 Glenwood Township: questions

What is the median household income in Glenwood Township?

$44,500 (±$22,410) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Glenwood Township?

1.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Glenwood Township?

25 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Glenwood Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (27%, 54 mi), Beatrice (16%, 17 mi), Omaha (5%, 94 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Glenwood Township

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.