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Jobs & commute in Lone Tree Township

Lone Tree Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 11% across Nebraska. Employers in Lone Tree Township report 10 jobs, and 44 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Lone Tree Township for work; outside it, Hastings is the main destination (16%, 16 miles).

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

Day and night

A workday in Lone Tree Township: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.

44live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night92
Workday58
92live here− 44head out to work+ 10come in to work= 58on a workday

About 58 people are in Lone Tree Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.23jobs 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 Lone Tree Township goes to work

Deshler: 1 residents work here (2%)McCool Junction: 1 residents work here (2%)Harvard: 1 residents work here (2%)Clay Center: 6 residents work here (14%)Fairfield: 1 residents work here (2%)NelsonEdgar: 3 residents work here (7%)KenesawSutton: 3 residents work here (7%)Aurora: 2 residents work here (5%)Hastings: 7 residents work here (16%)KearneyGrand Island: 5 residents work here (11%)Glenvil TownshipSpring Ranch TownshipFairfield TownshipLone Tree TownshipLynn TownshipSheridan TownshipOak Creek TownshipHastingsClay CenterGrand IslandEdgarSuttonAuroraLone Tree Township
1
Hastings16.3 mi away
16%7
2
Clay Center5 mi away
14%6
3
Grand Island33.2 mi away
11%5
4
Edgar10.9 mi away
7%3
5
Sutton16.7 mi away
7%3
6
Aurora27.6 mi away
5%2
7
Deshler31.3 mi away
2%1
8
McCool Junction33.2 mi away
2%1
9
Harvard10.2 mi away
2%1
10
Fairfield3.1 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
32%14
The top trips

Where Lone Tree 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

Making and building: 60% of jobs based in Lone Tree Township

Jobs based in Lone Tree TownshipJobs Lone Tree Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms60%11%
Trade, transport & utilities10%30%
Services: health, schools, offices30%59%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less10%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%39%
Over $3,333 a month70%41%

Who does it

29 or younger30%23%
30 to 5470%52%
55 and older0%25%
+900%

Jobs based in Lone Tree Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 10. 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 Lone Tree Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Lone Tree Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Lone Tree Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 65 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.

How far

Miles to work from Lone Tree Township

10 mi25 mi40 miHastings: 16% · 16.3 miClay Center: 14% · 5 miGrand Island: 11% · 33.2 miEdgar: 7% · 10.9 miSutton: 7% · 16.7 miAurora: 5% · 27.6 miDeshler: 2% · 31.3 miMcCool Junction: 2% · 33.2 miHarvard: 2% · 10.2 miFairfield: 2% · 3.1 miHastings 16%Clay Center 14%Grand Island 11%Edgar 7%Sutton 7%Lone Tree Township
Lone Tree TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi10 residents
41%10–24 mi18 residents
25%25–50 mi11 residents
11%Over 50 mi5 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

Bordering towns draw 14% of Lone Tree Township’s workers

Jobs & commute next door

TownLone Tree Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Lone Tree Township–———$65,739
Clay Center14%——20 min—
Glenvil Townshipunder 3%——34 min—
Fairfield Townshipunder 3%——19 min—
Lynn Townshipunder 3%————
Spring Ranch Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Clay Center, Glenvil Township, Fairfield Township, Lynn Township and Spring Ranch Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Clay Center. Darker towns draw more of Lone Tree 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 Lone Tree Township: questions

What is the median household income in Lone Tree Township?

$65,739 (±$58,546) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Lone Tree Township?

17.9%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Lone Tree Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hastings (16%, 16 mi), Clay Center (14%, 5 mi), Grand Island (11%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Lone Tree Township

Lone Tree 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.