For about two in five of its working residents, Hill Township is a commute to Santee
The trip to work takes 17 minutes on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. About two in five work in Hill Township; the top destination outside it is Santee (43%, 5 miles). Home is the office for 5% of workers, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Hill Township: the figures worth knowing
The towns that send workers to Hill Township
Where Hill Township clocks in
43% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Hill Township
On a workday 137 residents head out to work, 105 work right here, and 272 people come in from elsewhere.
About 910 people are in Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Hill Township
377 jobs are based in Hill Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hill Township, 2013 → 2023: 363 → 377. 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 Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 17 minutes from Hill Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hill Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 165 commuters (the 5% 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.
Hill Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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.
12% of Hill Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Union Township (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $59,167 |
| Union Township | 10% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Addison Township | 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Herrick Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Peoria Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township, Addison Township, Harrison Township, Herrick Township and Peoria Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hill 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 Hill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hill Township?
$59,167 (±$17,420) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hill Township?
31.6%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hill Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hill Township work?
43% work in town.
Can you get around Hill Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hill 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.