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Jobs & commute in Granville Township

Granville Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

At 20 minutes each way, commutes from Granville Township run about the Nebraska average. There are 196 jobs in Granville Township, and 437 of its residents work somewhere. Only 5% stay in Granville Township for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (20%, 20 miles).

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

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Granville Township

On a workday 414 residents head out to work, 23 work right here, and 173 people come in from elsewhere.

414live here, work elsewhere
23live and work here
173work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night970
Workday730
970live here− 410head out to work+ 170come in to work= 730on a workday

About 730 people are in Granville Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.45jobs 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 the trip to work from Granville Township ends

Creston: 9 residents work here (2%)Lindsay: 30 residents work here (7%)Humphrey: 21 residents work here (5%)Columbus: 87 residents work here (20%)Norfolk: 28 residents work here (6%)Lincoln: 22 residents work here (5%)Omaha: 28 residents work here (6%)Granville TownshipBurrows TownshipCreston Township: 8 residents work here (2%)Grand Prairie TownshipHumphrey Township: 33 residents work here (8%)Walker TownshipJoliet TownshipColumbus Township: 14 residents work here (3%)St. Bernard TownshipColumbusHumphrey TownshipLindsayNorfolkOmahaLincolnGranville Township
1
Columbus19.8 mi away
20%87
28%33
3
Lindsay8.3 mi away
7%30
4
Norfolk23.8 mi away
6%28
5
Omaha82.1 mi away
6%28
6
Lincoln75.5 mi away
5%22
7
Humphrey2.5 mi away
5%21
8
Columbus Township20.1 mi away
3%14
9
Creston8.8 mi away
2%9
102%8
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%157
The top trips

Where Granville 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

What Granville Township’s employers do

Jobs based in Granville TownshipJobs Granville Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms16%29%
Trade, transport & utilities30%22%
Services: health, schools, offices54%49%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less16%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%24%
Over $3,333 a month53%58%

Who does it

29 or younger18%25%
30 to 5448%48%
55 and older33%27%
−9%

Jobs based in Granville Township, 2014 → 2024: 215 → 196. 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 Granville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Each way, about 20 minutes from Granville Township

A year of commuting
150 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Granville Township20 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
11%

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

About 1 in 10
How Granville Township gets to work
85%Drive alone
9%Carpool
<1%Transit
6%Walk

Share of the 408 commuters (the 11% 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

Where in the region Granville Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miColumbus: 20% · 19.8 miHumphrey Township: 8% · 6 miLindsay: 7% · 8.3 miNorfolk: 6% · 23.8 miOmaha: 6% · 82.1 miLincoln: 5% · 75.5 miHumphrey: 5% · 2.5 miColumbus Township: 3% · 20.1 miCreston: 2% · 8.8 miCreston Township: 2% · 12 miColumbus 20%Humphrey Township 8%Lindsay 7%Norfolk 6%Omaha 6%Granville Township
Granville TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi88 residents
49%10–24 mi212 residents
6%25–50 mi28 residents
25%Over 50 mi107 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Granville Township and its neighbors: 13% work next door

The biggest share goes to Humphrey Township (8%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Burrows Township16 min
Granville Township20 min
Humphrey Township20 min
St. Bernard Township20 min
Humphrey20 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownGranville Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Granville Township–——20 min$80,521
St. Bernard Townshipunder 2%——20 min—
Humphrey Township8%——20 min—
Burrows Townshipunder 2%——16 min—
Humphrey5%——20 min—

Same-state neighbors only. St. Bernard Township, Humphrey Township, Burrows Township and Humphrey: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Granville 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 Granville Township: questions

What is the median household income in Granville Township?

$80,521 (±$15,791) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Granville Township?

6.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Granville Township?

20 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Granville Township work?

5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (20%, 20 mi), Humphrey Township (8%, 6 mi), Lindsay (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Granville Township without a car?

<1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Granville Township

Granville Township home →

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.