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Jobs & commute in Marion Township

With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Marion Township works elsewhere

Hardly any stay in Marion Township for work; outside it, Franklin is the main destination (27%, 6 miles). Employers in Marion Township report 15 jobs for 37 working residents. 12% of workers work from home, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%.

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

Day and night

How a workday changes Marion Township

On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.

37live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
15work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night120
Workday95
120live here− 37head out to work+ 15come in to work= 95on a workday

About 95 people are in Marion Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.41jobs 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

The places Marion Township commutes to

RivertonElwoodBloomington: 1 residents work here (3%)Franklin: 10 residents work here (27%)Red Cloud: 1 residents work here (3%)Alma: 4 residents work here (11%)Sutton: 3 residents work here (8%)Superior: 2 residents work here (5%)Minden: 1 residents work here (3%)Kearney: 5 residents work here (14%)Lincoln: 2 residents work here (5%)Grant Township: 2 residents work here (5%)Marion TownshipAntelope TownshipMacon TownshipEast Bloomington TownshipWashington TownshipFranklinKearneyAlmaSuttonSuperiorLincolnMarion Township
1
Franklin6.3 mi away
27%10
2
Kearney37.6 mi away
14%5
3
Alma25.3 mi away
11%4
4
Sutton62.2 mi away
8%3
5
Superior45.4 mi away
5%2
6
Lincoln124.6 mi away
5%2
75%2
8
Bloomington9.5 mi away
3%1
9
Red Cloud20.7 mi away
3%1
10
Minden22.5 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
16%6
The top trips

Where Marion 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: 33% of jobs based in Marion Township

Jobs based in Marion TownshipJobs Marion Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms33%19%
Trade, transport & utilities67%19%
Services: health, schools, offices0%62%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less13%22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month40%30%
Over $3,333 a month47%49%

Who does it

29 or younger33%22%
30 to 5433%41%
55 and older33%38%
+114%

Jobs based in Marion Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 15. 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 Marion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Marion Township

Working from home
12%

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

About 1 in 10
How Marion Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 44 commuters (the 12% 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Marion Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFranklin: 27% · 6.3 miKearney: 14% · 37.6 miAlma: 11% · 25.3 miSutton: 8% · 62.2 miSuperior: 5% · 45.4 miLincoln: 5% · 124.6 miGrant Township: 5% · 6 miBloomington: 3% · 9.5 miRed Cloud: 3% · 20.7 miMinden: 3% · 22.5 miFranklin 27%Kearney 14%Alma 11%Sutton 8%Superior 5%Marion Township
Marion TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
30%Under 10 mi11 residents
22%10–24 mi8 residents
27%25–50 mi10 residents
22%Over 50 mi8 residents

About 22% 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

32% of Marion Township works in a town next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownMarion Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Marion Township–———$42,188
Grant Township5%——18 min—
Washington Townshipunder 3%——14 min—
Antelope Townshipunder 3%——15 min—
Franklin27%——18 min—
Macon Townshipunder 3%————
East Bloomington Townshipunder 3%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Grant Township, Washington Township, Antelope Township, Franklin, Macon Township and East Bloomington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Franklin. Darker towns draw more of Marion 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 Marion Township: questions

What is the median household income in Marion Township?

$42,188 (±$27,766) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Marion Township?

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

Where do people who live in Marion Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Franklin (27%, 6 mi), Kearney (14%, 38 mi), Alma (11%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Marion Township

Marion 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.