Hooker Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Only 1% work in Hooker Township itself; outside it, Ponca draws the most (12%, 15 miles). There are 9 jobs in Hooker Township, and 82 of its residents work somewhere. Commuters spend 19 minutes getting to work on average, where Nebraska has 19 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Hooker Township
On a workday 81 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Hooker Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 people from Hooker Township work
Where Hooker Township clocks in
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.
Factories, building and farms: 67% of the jobs in Hooker Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hooker Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 9. 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 Hooker Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hooker Township’s commute takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hooker Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 commuters (the 7% 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 distance from Hooker Township to work
About 22% 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.
How Hooker Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Newcastle Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hooker Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooker Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $80,288 |
| Newcastle Township | 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Daily Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Newcastle Township and Daily Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hooker 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 Hooker Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hooker Township?
$80,288 (±$24,600) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hooker Township?
3.5%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hooker Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hooker Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ponca (12%, 15 mi), Sioux City (9%, 32 mi), South Sioux City (9%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hooker 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 Hooker Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hooker 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.