Kilfoil Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 112 jobs in Kilfoil Township, against 292 working residents. Only 5% work in Kilfoil Township; the top destination outside it is Broken Bow (23%, 10 miles). Working residents average 13 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Kilfoil Township
Kilfoil Township and Broken Bow trade workers both ways
Broken Bow is the top workplace for Kilfoil Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Kilfoil Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Kilfoil Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 13 minutes, against 19 across Nebraska. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Nebraska 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 292 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Kilfoil Township ends
Where Kilfoil Township clocks in
23% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
Miles to work from Kilfoil Township
About 34% 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.
About 13 minutes to work from Kilfoil Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kilfoil Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 317 commuters (the 8% 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.
In and out of Kilfoil Township on a workday
On a workday 276 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 96 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Kilfoil Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
58% of the jobs in Kilfoil Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kilfoil Township, 2013 → 2023: 100 → 112. 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 Kilfoil Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Kilfoil Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Broken Bow Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kilfoil Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilfoil Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $70,417 |
| Broken Bow Township | 3% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Triumph Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Cliff Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Ryno Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Victoria Township | under 3% | — | — | 48 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Broken Bow Township, Triumph Township, Cliff Township, Ryno Township and Victoria Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kilfoil 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 Kilfoil Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kilfoil Township?
$70,417 (±$20,126) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kilfoil Township?
11.9%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kilfoil Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kilfoil Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Broken Bow (23%, 10 mi), Sargent (9%, 24 mi), Lincoln (5%, 169 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kilfoil Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kilfoil Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kilfoil 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.