Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainWork, pay and getting to work in Humphrey Township
Working residents average 20 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. For 24% of workers, the job is at home, against 11% across Nebraska. Only 7% work in Humphrey Township itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (22%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Humphrey Township and work: the main findings
Getting to work from Humphrey Township takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Humphrey Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 166 commuters (the 24% 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.
Who commutes out of Humphrey Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 198 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 247 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Humphrey Township on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.23 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Humphrey Township: the destinations
Where Humphrey Township clocks in
22% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
What work there is in Humphrey Township: 262 jobs
262 jobs are based in Humphrey Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Humphrey Township, 2014 → 2024: 153 → 262. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Humphrey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Humphrey Township
About 21% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Humphrey Township
The biggest share goes to Humphrey (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Humphrey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humphrey Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $114,375 |
| Creston Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Granville Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Creston | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Grand Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Humphrey | 8% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Creston Township, Granville Township, Creston, Grand Prairie Township and Humphrey: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Humphrey 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 2024, 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 Humphrey Township: questions
What is the median household income in Humphrey Township?
$114,375 (±$30,645) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Humphrey Township?
0.5%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Humphrey Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Humphrey Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (22%, 18 mi), Humphrey (8%, 4 mi), Lindsay (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Humphrey Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Humphrey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Humphrey Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.