Most of Mead Township commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% stay in Mead Township for work; outside it, Grand Island is the main destination (17%, 28 miles). Mead Township has 43 jobs, against 77 working residents. For 4% of workers, the job is at 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
Who works in Mead Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 76 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Mead 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 towns that employ Mead Township’s residents
Where Mead Township clocks in
17% 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.
A place that makes things: 86% of Mead Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mead Township, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 43. 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 Mead Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 16 minutes each way for Mead Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mead Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 66 commuters (the 4% 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 many miles Mead Township commutes
About 17% 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.
Work in the towns next to Mead Township
The biggest share goes to Clarksville Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mead Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mead Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $65,197 |
| West Newman Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Loup Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Midland Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Lone Tree Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Clarksville Township | 6% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Newman Township, Loup Township, Midland Township, Lone Tree Township and Clarksville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mead 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 Mead Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mead Township?
$65,197 (±$2,497) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mead Township?
6.3%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mead Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mead Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Island (17%, 28 mi), Central City (13%, 9 mi), Clarksville Township (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mead 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 Mead Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mead 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.