Most of Hanover Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hanover Township has 22 jobs for 125 working residents. Hardly any stay in Hanover Township for work; outside it, Lincoln is the main destination (38%, 29 miles). 1% of workers have no commute at all, against 11% across Nebraska.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Hanover Township
On a workday 124 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Hanover Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
Where Hanover Township’s working residents head each day
Where Hanover Township clocks in
38% of workers
11% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 73% of the jobs in Hanover Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hanover Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 22. 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 Hanover Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Hanover Township: about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hanover Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 174 commuters (the 1% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Hanover Township
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.
Hanover Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Nemaha Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hanover Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Township | – | — | — | 42 min | $191,094 |
| Hooker Township | under 1% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Nemaha Township | 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Holt Township | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hooker Township, Nemaha Township and Holt Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hanover 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 Hanover Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hanover Township?
$191,094 (±$127,281) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hanover Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hanover Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hanover Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (38%, 29 mi), Beatrice (18%, 10 mi), Omaha (11%, 67 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hanover 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 Hanover Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hanover 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.