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Jobs & commute in Milburn Township

For about half of its working residents, Milburn Township is a commute to Broken Bow

18 jobs are based in Milburn Township for 15 working residents. 0% of workers work from home (Nebraska 11%). Hardly any work in Milburn Township itself; outside it, Broken Bow draws the most (47%, 20 miles).

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

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Milburn Township

On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.

15live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
18work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night66
Workday69
66live here− 15head out to work+ 18come in to work= 69on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
1.20jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (1.20 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.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Milburn Township ends

ComstockBurwellSargent: 2 residents work here (13%)Atkinson: 1 residents work here (7%)Broken Bow: 7 residents work here (47%)OrdMinden: 1 residents work here (7%)O'NeillChadron: 1 residents work here (7%)David CityGretna: 1 residents work here (7%)NorfolkLincoln: 1 residents work here (7%)West Union TownshipAlgernon TownshipBroken Bow TownshipLillian Township: 1 residents work here (7%)Milburn TownshipVictoria TownshipBroken BowSargentAtkinsonMindenChadronGretnaMilburn Township
1
Broken Bow20.4 mi away
47%7
2
Sargent14.4 mi away
13%2
3
Atkinson66.6 mi away
7%1
4
Minden90.1 mi away
7%1
5
Chadron188.8 mi away
7%1
6
Gretna182.6 mi away
7%1
7
Lincoln165.7 mi away
7%1
8
Lillian Township7.9 mi away
7%1
The top trips

Where Milburn 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

Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Milburn Township

Jobs based in Milburn TownshipJobs Milburn Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%7%
Trade, transport & utilities0%27%
Services: health, schools, offices0%67%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less11%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month6%13%
Over $3,333 a month83%67%

Who does it

29 or younger28%27%
30 to 5439%53%
55 and older33%20%
+200%

Jobs based in Milburn Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 18. 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 Milburn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Milburn Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Milburn Township gets to work
76%Drive alone
24%Carpool

Share of the 33 commuters (the 0% 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

Where in the region Milburn Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBroken Bow: 47% · 20.4 miSargent: 13% · 14.4 miAtkinson: 7% · 66.6 miMinden: 7% · 90.1 miChadron: 7% · 188.8 miGretna: 7% · 182.6 miLincoln: 7% · 165.7 miLillian Township: 7% · 7.9 miBroken Bow 47%Sargent 13%Atkinson 7%Minden 7%Chadron 7%Milburn Township
Milburn TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
7%Under 10 mi1 residents
60%10–24 mi9 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
33%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 33% 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

How Milburn Township compares with the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Lillian Township (7%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownMilburn Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Milburn Township–———$113,750
Victoria Townshipunder 7%——48 min—
Lillian Township7%——15 min—
West Union Townshipunder 7%————

Same-state neighbors only. Victoria Township, Lillian Township and West Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Milburn 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 Milburn Township: questions

What is the median household income in Milburn Township?

$113,750 (±$71,669) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Milburn Township?

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

Where do people who live in Milburn Township work?

0% work in town.

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Milburn Township

Milburn 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.