Macon Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
5 jobs are based in Macon Township, against 30 working residents. Only 3% work in Macon Township; the top destination outside it is Campbell (13%, 16 miles). For 7% of workers, the job is at home; Nebraska has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Macon Township
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47 people are in Macon Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Where Macon Township goes to work
Where Macon Township clocks in
13% of workers
10% of workers
10% 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.
Goods, not services: 40% of the jobs in Macon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Macon Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 5. 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 Macon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Macon Township
of Macon Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38 commuters (the 7% 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 it is to work from Macon Township
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.
How Macon Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Macon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macon Township | – | — | — | — | $146,250 |
| East Bloomington Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Salem Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Ash Grove Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Marion Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East Bloomington Township, Salem Township, Ash Grove Township and Marion Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Macon 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 Macon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Macon Township?
$146,250 (±$63,027) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Macon Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Macon Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Campbell (13%, 16 mi), Franklin (10%, 9 mi), Kearney (10%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Macon 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 Macon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Macon 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.