First Welch Calvinistic Methodist Church and Cemetery · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Joliet Township works elsewhere
Employers in Joliet Township report 22 jobs; 65 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Joliet Township for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (17%, 20 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 11% across Nebraska.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Joliet Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 65 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 89 people are in Joliet Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Commuting out of Joliet Township: the destinations
Where Joliet Township clocks in
17% of workers
11% 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.
Joliet Township makes things: 86% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Joliet Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 22. 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 Joliet Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Joliet Township: about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Joliet Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 68 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Joliet Township
About 31% 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.
Work in the towns next to Joliet Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Joliet Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joliet Township | – | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Burrows Township | under 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| St. Bernard Township | under 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Monroe Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Woodville Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Burrows Township, St. Bernard Township, Monroe Township and Woodville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Joliet 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 Joliet Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Joliet Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Joliet Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Joliet Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (17%, 20 mi), Norfolk (11%, 31 mi), Omaha (8%, 86 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Joliet 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 Joliet Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Joliet 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.