Most of Lewis Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Lewis Township report 12 jobs, and 47 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Lewis Township itself; outside it, Sutton draws the most (32%, 7 miles). 0% of workers work from home, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lewis Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 92 people are in Lewis Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
The towns that employ Lewis Township’s residents
Where Lewis Township clocks in
32% of workers
11% 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.
In Lewis Township, 42% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lewis Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 12. 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 Lewis Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Lewis Township takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lewis Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 91 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Lewis Township
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 Lewis Township
The biggest share goes to Clay Center (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lewis Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Township | – | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Eldorado Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Lynn Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Clay Center | 6% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Sutton Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eldorado Township, Lynn Township, Clay Center and Sutton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lewis 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 Lewis Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lewis Township?
5.6%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lewis Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lewis Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sutton (32%, 7 mi), Hastings (19%, 21 mi), Grand Island (11%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lewis Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lewis Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lewis 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.