Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Herrick Township
Home is the office for 0% of workers; Nebraska has 11%. Hardly any stay in Herrick Township for work; outside it, Yankton is the main destination (22%, 14 miles). Herrick Township has 21 jobs, and 32 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Herrick Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 32 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 80 people are in Herrick Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.66 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 the trip to work from Herrick Township ends
Where Herrick Township clocks in
22% of workers
9% 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.
Most jobs in Herrick Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Herrick Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 21. 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 Herrick Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Herrick Township
of Herrick Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 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 Herrick Township’s workers travel
About 29% 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.
Bordering towns draw 12% of Herrick Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Addison Township (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Herrick Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herrick Township | – | — | — | — | $68,125 |
| Frankfort Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Addison Township | 6% | — | — | — | — |
| North Frankfort Township | 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Hill Township | under 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Frankfort Township, Addison Township, North Frankfort Township and Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Herrick 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 Herrick Township: questions
What is the median household income in Herrick Township?
$68,125 (±$29,186) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Herrick Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Herrick Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Yankton (22%, 14 mi), Crofton (13%, 9 mi), Omaha (9%, 134 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Herrick 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 Herrick Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Herrick 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.