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
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.
About 95 people are in Marion Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
The places Marion Township commutes to
Where Marion Township clocks in
27% of workers
14% 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.
Making and building: 33% of jobs based in Marion Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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.
Working from home in Marion Township
of Marion Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Marion Township
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.
32% of Marion Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | – | — | — | — | $42,188 |
| Grant Township | 5% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Antelope Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Franklin | 27% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Macon Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| East Bloomington Township | under 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.
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 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.
More of Marion 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.