Jobs, income and commuting in Midland Township, NE
Working from home is the commute for 32% of workers; Nebraska has 11%. Hardly any stay in Midland Township for work; outside it, Central City is the main destination (14%, 8 miles). Commuters spend 24 minutes getting to work on average; Nebraska averages 19, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Midland Township
On a workday 63 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Midland Township to work: where people go
Where Midland Township clocks in
14% of workers
11% 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.
The kinds of work in Midland Township
48 jobs are based in Midland Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Midland Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 48. 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 Midland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Midland Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Midland Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 commuters (the 32% 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 Midland Township
About 32% 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 to Midland Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Midland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $65,000 |
| Loup Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Mead Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Loup Township and Mead Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Midland 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 Midland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Midland Township?
$65,000 (±$57,473) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Midland Township?
3.3%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Midland Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Midland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Central City (14%, 8 mi), Grand Island (14%, 22 mi), Columbus (11%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Midland 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 Midland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Midland 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.