Most of Marietta Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Marietta Township report 182 jobs; 489 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Marietta Township for work; outside it, Omaha is the main destination (33%, 24 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Marietta Township and work: the main findings
Marietta Township and Omaha trade workers both ways
Omaha is the top workplace for Marietta Township residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Marietta Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The quickest commute around
Marietta Township’s 20-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 25 to 29 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 489 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Marietta Township’s residents
Where Marietta Township clocks in
33% of workers
13% 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.
How a workday changes Marietta Township
On a workday 481 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 174 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Marietta Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
What Marietta Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marietta Township, 2013 → 2023: 170 → 182. 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 Marietta Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Marietta Township: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marietta Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 525 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.
Marietta Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Marietta Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marietta Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $74,250 |
| Pohocco Township | under 2% | A | B− | 26 min | $100,313 |
| Center Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 26 min | $110,282 |
| Wahoo Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Leshara Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Center Township, Wahoo Township and Leshara Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marietta 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 Marietta Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marietta Township?
$74,250 (±$12,416) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marietta Township?
5.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marietta Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marietta Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Omaha (33%, 24 mi), Lincoln (13%, 32 mi), Wahoo (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Marietta Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marietta Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marietta 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.