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Jobs & commute in Lynn Township

There are 4.6 jobs in Lynn Township for every working resident, and 129 people commute in

Working from home is the commute for 28% of workers; Nebraska has 11%. Employers in Lynn Township report 130 jobs, and 28 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% stay in Lynn Township for work; outside it, Hastings is the main destination (18%, 14 miles).

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

Day and night

Who leaves Lynn Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 27 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.

27live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
129work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night72
Workday170
72live here− 27head out to work+ 130come in to work= 170on a workday

About 170 people are in Lynn Township on a workday afternoon, 142% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
4.64jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

4.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

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 the people who work in Lynn Township live

Lawrence: 2 workers live here (2%)Blue Hill: 2 workers live here (2%)HarvardClay Center: 4 workers live here (3%)Fairfield: 4 workers live here (3%)Nelson: 2 workers live here (2%)RalstonSutton: 3 workers live here (2%)SuperiorAurora: 7 workers live here (5%)YorkBeatriceColumbusHastings: 50 workers live here (38%)Grand Island: 4 workers live here (3%)OmahaSpring Ranch Township: 3 workers live here (2%)Harvard TownshipLone Tree TownshipLynn TownshipInland TownshipLewis TownshipHastingsAuroraClay CenterFairfieldGrand IslandSuttonLynn Township
1
Hastings14.2 mi away
38%50
2
Aurora20.8 mi away
5%7
3
Clay Center4.9 mi away
3%4
4
Fairfield10 mi away
3%4
5
Grand Island26.9 mi away
3%4
6
Sutton14 mi away
2%3
72%3
8
Lawrence21.1 mi away
2%2
9
Blue Hill24 mi away
2%2
10
Nelson26.1 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%49
The top trips

Where Lynn 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

Most jobs in Lynn Township are in services

Jobs based in Lynn TownshipJobs Lynn Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms5%18%
Trade, transport & utilities2%29%
Services: health, schools, offices93%54%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month8%39%
Over $3,333 a month92%43%

Who does it

29 or younger8%21%
30 to 5449%54%
55 and older43%25%
+1%

Jobs based in Lynn Township, 2013 → 2023: 129 → 130. 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 Lynn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Lynn Township

Working from home
28%

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

About 3 in 10
How Lynn Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 26 commuters (the 28% 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

Half of Lynn Township commutes less than 29 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHastings: 18% · 14.2 miSutton: 11% · 14 miOmaha: 11% · 117.9 miAurora: 7% · 20.8 miHarvard: 4% · 3.3 miRalston: 4% · 117.1 miSuperior: 4% · 38.4 miYork: 4% · 34.3 miBeatrice: 4% · 75.3 miColumbus: 4% · 71.6 miHastings 18%Sutton 11%Omaha 11%Aurora 7%Harvard 4%Lynn Township
Lynn TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi3 residents
36%10–24 mi10 residents
14%25–50 mi4 residents
39%Over 50 mi11 residents

About 39% 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

The towns around Lynn Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownLynn Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Lynn Township–———$172,917
Inland Townshipunder 4%————
Clay Centerunder 4%——20 min—
Harvard Townshipunder 4%CB22 min$64,375
Lewis Townshipunder 4%——24 min—
Lone Tree Townshipunder 4%————

Same-state neighbors only. Inland Township, Clay Center, Lewis Township and Lone Tree Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Lynn 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 Lynn Township: questions

What is the median household income in Lynn Township?

$172,917 (±$110,854) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Lynn Township?

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

Where do people who live in Lynn Township work?

4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hastings (18%, 14 mi), Sutton (11%, 14 mi), Omaha (11%, 118 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Lynn Township

Lynn 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.