Jobs and earnings in Lincoln Township, and the trip to work
The trip to work takes 25 minutes on average (Nebraska 19, U.S. 26). Only 2% stay in Lincoln Township for work; outside it, Wisner is the main destination (16%, 14 miles). 57 jobs are based in Lincoln Township, and 92 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lincoln Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 90 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Lincoln Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.62 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Lincoln Township’s residents
Where Lincoln Township clocks in
16% of workers
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.
Making and building: 96% of jobs based in Lincoln Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lincoln Township, 2014 → 2024: 46 → 57. 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 Lincoln Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Lincoln Township, about 25 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lincoln Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 10% 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 commute from Lincoln Township, by distance
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.
Work in the towns next to Lincoln Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lincoln Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $72,321 |
| Bismark Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Monterey Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Elkhorn Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bismark Township, Monterey Township and Elkhorn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lincoln 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 Lincoln Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lincoln Township?
$72,321 (±$17,435) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lincoln Township?
10.8%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lincoln Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lincoln Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wisner (16%, 14 mi), West Point (15%, 13 mi), Norfolk (9%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lincoln 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 Lincoln Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lincoln 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.