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Jobs & commute in Logan Township

Logan Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

A typical one-way commute lasts 18 minutes (Nebraska 19, U.S. 26). 15 jobs are based in Logan Township, against 86 working residents. Only 1% work in Logan Township; the top destination outside it is Wakefield (20%, 6 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Logan Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 85 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.

85live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
14work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night200
Workday130
200live here− 85head out to work+ 14come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.17jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Logan Township goes to work

Sioux City: 9 residents work here (10%)ConcordWinnebago: 2 residents work here (2%)Homer: 2 residents work here (2%)Allen: 4 residents work here (5%)EmersonPender: 2 residents work here (2%)RandolphWakefield: 17 residents work here (20%)Wayne: 9 residents work here (10%)SewardSouth Sioux City: 2 residents work here (2%)ColumbusPapillion: 2 residents work here (2%)Norfolk: 5 residents work here (6%)Concord TownshipOttercreek TownshipWakefield TownshipLogan TownshipWakefieldSioux CityWayneNorfolkAllenWinnebagoLogan Township
1
Wakefield5.7 mi away
20%17
2
Sioux City, IA31.7 mi away
10%9
3
Wayne5.6 mi away
10%9
4
Norfolk30.9 mi away
6%5
5
Allen9.3 mi away
5%4
6
Winnebago25.3 mi away
2%2
7
Homer23.8 mi away
2%2
8
Pender18.6 mi away
2%2
9
South Sioux City29.7 mi away
2%2
10
Papillion92.4 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
37%32
The top trips

Where Logan Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

Jobs based in Logan TownshipJobs Logan Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms13%37%
Trade, transport & utilities7%21%
Services: health, schools, offices80%42%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%16%
Over $3,333 a month47%71%

Who does it

29 or younger27%22%
30 to 5460%33%
55 and older13%45%
+15%

Jobs based in Logan Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 15. 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 Logan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 18 minutes each way for Logan Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
137 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Logan Township18 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
14%

of Logan Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Logan Township gets to work
74%Drive alone
11%Carpool
16%Other

Share of the 76 commuters (the 14% 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.

How far

The commute from Logan Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWakefield: 20% · 5.7 miSioux City: 10% · 31.7 miWayne: 10% · 5.6 miNorfolk: 6% · 30.9 miAllen: 5% · 9.3 miWinnebago: 2% · 25.3 miHomer: 2% · 23.8 miPender: 2% · 18.6 miSouth Sioux City: 2% · 29.7 miPapillion: 2% · 92.4 miWakefield 20%Sioux City 10%Wayne 10%Norfolk 6%Allen 5%Logan Township
Logan TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
37%Under 10 mi32 residents
15%10–24 mi13 residents
37%25–50 mi32 residents
10%Over 50 mi9 residents

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.

Next door

Next door to Logan Township

Wakefield Township: few work hereConcord Township: few work hereWakefield TownshipConcord TownshipLogan Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Logan Township18 min
Wakefield Township19 min
Concord Township27 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLogan Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Logan Township–——18 min$71,071
Wakefield Townshipunder 3%——19 min—
Concord Townshipunder 3%——27 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Wakefield Township: not graded. Concord Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Logan Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Logan Township: questions

What is the median household income in Logan Township?

$71,071 (±$38,604) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Logan Township?

0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Logan Township?

18 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Logan Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wakefield (20%, 6 mi), Sioux City (10%, 32 mi), Wayne (10%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Logan 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 Logan Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Logan Township

Logan Township home →

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.