Lost Creek Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 23 minutes each way (Nebraska 19, U.S. 26). Lost Creek Township has 38 jobs, against 247 working residents. Only 1% stay in Lost Creek Township for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (37%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lost Creek Township, in a few figures
Lost Creek Township is a place people come home to
There are 38 jobs based in Lost Creek Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lost Creek Township has about 300 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
37% of Lost Creek Township works in Columbus
92 working residents, 37%, have their main job in Columbus, 11 miles away. That’s 37 times as many as work in Lost Creek Township itself. The commute map ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Lost Creek Township averages 23 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (16 to 19 minutes). Next door ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 247 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Lost Creek Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 244 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Lost Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Lost Creek Township to work: where people go
Where Lost Creek Township clocks in
37% of workers
12% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Lost Creek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lost Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 38. 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 Lost Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Lost Creek Township, about 23 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lost Creek Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 386 commuters (the 6% 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 distance from Lost Creek Township to work
About 25% 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.
Lost Creek Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lost Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Creek Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $103,692 |
| Oconee Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Burrows Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Shell Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oconee Township, Burrows Township, Monroe Township and Shell Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lost Creek 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Lost Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lost Creek Township?
$103,692 (±$998) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lost Creek Township?
5.4%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lost Creek Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lost Creek Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (37%, 11 mi), Columbus Township (12%, 13 mi), Omaha (5%, 80 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lost Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lost Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lost Creek Township
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.