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Jobs & commute in Logan Township

Logan Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any stay in Logan Township for work; outside it, Lincoln is the main destination (33%, 35 miles). There are 2 jobs in Logan Township, and 120 of its residents work somewhere. 2% of workers have no commute at all, next to 11% for Nebraska as a whole.

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

Day and night

Who works in Logan Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 120 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

120live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night250
Workday130
250live here− 120head out to work+ 2come in to work= 130on a workday

About 130 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs 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

Out of Logan Township to work: where people go

Adams: 3 residents work here (3%)Hickman: 3 residents work here (3%)Tecumseh: 3 residents work here (3%)Crete: 2 residents work here (2%)Beatrice: 24 residents work here (20%)Columbus: 2 residents work here (2%)Kearney: 2 residents work here (2%)Grand Island: 2 residents work here (2%)Lincoln: 39 residents work here (33%)Omaha: 8 residents work here (7%)Filley TownshipMidland TownshipRockford TownshipLogan TownshipLincolnBeatriceOmahaAdamsHickmanTecumsehLogan Township
1
Lincoln35.4 mi away
33%39
2
Beatrice6.5 mi away
20%24
3
Omaha73.1 mi away
7%8
4
Adams12.8 mi away
3%3
5
Hickman22.6 mi away
3%3
6
Tecumseh23.7 mi away
3%3
7
Crete28.3 mi away
2%2
8
Columbus87.4 mi away
2%2
9
Kearney131.9 mi away
2%2
10
Grand Island100.5 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
27%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

Logan Township is a services town

Jobs based in Logan TownshipJobs Logan Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%16%
Trade, transport & utilities0%18%
Services: health, schools, offices100%67%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less50%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%23%
Over $3,333 a month50%64%

Who does it

29 or younger0%22%
30 to 5450%58%
55 and older50%20%
−94%

Jobs based in Logan Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 2. 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

Each way, about 29 minutes from Logan Township

A year of commuting
219 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Logan Township29 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
3%

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

About 0 in 10
How Logan Township gets to work
98%Drive alone
2%Carpool

Share of the 159 commuters (the 2% 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

How far it is to work from Logan Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLincoln: 33% · 35.4 miBeatrice: 20% · 6.5 miOmaha: 7% · 73.1 miAdams: 3% · 12.8 miHickman: 3% · 22.6 miTecumseh: 3% · 23.7 miCrete: 2% · 28.3 miColumbus: 2% · 87.4 miKearney: 2% · 131.9 miGrand Island: 2% · 100.5 miLincoln 33%Beatrice 20%Omaha 7%Adams 3%Hickman 3%Logan Township
Logan TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
22%Under 10 mi26 residents
14%10–24 mi17 residents
41%25–50 mi49 residents
23%Over 50 mi27 residents

About 23% 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.

Next door

Next door to Logan Township

Midland Township: few work hereFilley Township: few work hereRockford Township: few work hereMidland TownshipFilley TownshipRockford TownshipLogan Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Logan Township29 min
Rockford Township31 min
Midland Township34 min
Filley Township35 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLogan Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Logan Township–——29 min$73,750
Midland Townshipunder 2%——34 min—
Filley Townshipunder 2%——35 min—
Rockford Townshipunder 2%——31 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Midland Township, Filley Township and Rockford 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?

$73,750 (±$15,343) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Logan Township?

3.5%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Logan Township?

29 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Logan Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (33%, 35 mi), Beatrice (20%, 6 mi), Omaha (7%, 73 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
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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.