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Jobs & commute in Logan Township

Most of Logan Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any work in Logan Township; the top destination outside it is Lyons (17%, 5 miles). Employers in Logan Township report 21 jobs for 101 working residents. At home: 1% of workers have no commute at all (Nebraska 11%).

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

Day and night

How many people are in Logan Township by day

On a workday 100 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.

100live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
20work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night240
Workday160
240live here− 100head out to work+ 20come in to work= 160on a workday

About 160 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.21jobs 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

The towns that employ Logan Township’s residents

OnawaSioux City: 3 residents work here (3%)HoskinsWalthillPender: 3 residents work here (3%)Lyons: 17 residents work here (17%)ClarksonOakland: 5 residents work here (5%)Decatur: 4 residents work here (4%)West Point: 4 residents work here (4%)Fremont: 4 residents work here (4%)Lincoln: 7 residents work here (7%)Omaha: 4 residents work here (4%)Oakland TownshipBell Creek Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Logan TownshipEverett TownshipAnderson TownshipDawes TownshipLyonsLincolnOaklandDecaturWest PointFremontLogan Township
1
Lyons4.7 mi away
17%17
2
Lincoln81.7 mi away
7%7
3
Oakland10.3 mi away
5%5
4
Decatur8 mi away
4%4
5
West Point18.5 mi away
4%4
6
Fremont37.3 mi away
4%4
7
Omaha52.3 mi away
4%4
8
Sioux City, IA36 mi away
3%3
9
Pender18.6 mi away
3%3
103%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%47
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

A place that makes things: 62% of Logan Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Logan TownshipJobs Logan Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms62%25%
Trade, transport & utilities29%15%
Services: health, schools, offices10%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less38%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%24%
Over $3,333 a month33%55%

Who does it

29 or younger24%19%
30 to 5452%46%
55 and older24%36%
−28%

Jobs based in Logan Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 21. 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

Logan Township’s commute takes about 19 minutes

A year of commuting
142 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Logan Township19 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
1%

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
90%Drive alone
4%Carpool
5%Other

Share of the 113 commuters (the 1% 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 miLyons: 17% · 4.7 miLincoln: 7% · 81.7 miOakland: 5% · 10.3 miDecatur: 4% · 8 miWest Point: 4% · 18.5 miFremont: 4% · 37.3 miOmaha: 4% · 52.3 miSioux City: 3% · 36 miPender: 3% · 18.6 miBell Creek Township: 3% · 6.7 miLyons 17%Lincoln 7%Oakland 5%Decatur 4%West Point 4%Logan Township
Logan TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
31%Under 10 mi30 residents
24%10–24 mi24 residents
18%25–50 mi18 residents
27%Over 50 mi26 residents

About 27% 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

Around Logan Township: the bordering towns

The biggest share goes to Bell Creek Township (3%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Bell Creek Township10 min
Logan Township19 min
Dawes Township22 min
Everett Township29 min
Anderson Township32 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLogan Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Logan Township–——19 min$128,587
Everett Townshipunder 3%——29 min—
Dawes Townshipunder 3%——22 min—
Bell Creek Township3%——10 min—
Anderson Townshipunder 3%——32 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Everett Township: not graded. Dawes Township, Bell Creek Township and Anderson 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?

$128,587 (±$11,856) (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?

19 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Logan Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lyons (17%, 5 mi), Lincoln (7%, 82 mi), Oakland (5%, 10 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

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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.