With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Highland Township works elsewhere
Working residents average 27 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 129 jobs are based in Highland Township for 448 working residents. Only 2% work in Highland Township; the top destination outside it is Lincoln (32%, 24 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Highland Township: the figures worth knowing
One in three of Highland Township works in Lincoln
143 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Lincoln, 24 miles away. That’s 16 times as many as work in Highland Township itself. The commute map ↓
Highland Township is a place people come home to
There are 129 jobs based in Highland Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Highland Township has about 610 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Highland Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 448 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Highland Township commutes to
Where Highland Township clocks in
32% of workers
7% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Highland Township
On a workday 440 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 121 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Highland Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Highland Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Highland Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 356 commuters (the 13% 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.
The kinds of work in Highland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Highland Township, 2013 → 2023: 77 → 129. 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 Highland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Highland Township goes to work
About 19% 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.
The towns around Highland Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Highland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $83,636 |
| Clatonia Township | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Holt Township | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Nemaha Township | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clatonia Township, Holt Township and Nemaha Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Highland 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 Highland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Highland Township?
$83,636 (±$23,749) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Highland Township?
11.5%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Highland Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Highland Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (32%, 24 mi), Beatrice (21%, 14 mi), Omaha (7%, 65 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Highland 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 Highland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Highland 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.