Monterey Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
37 jobs are based in Monterey Township for 76 working residents. Hardly any stay in Monterey Township for work; outside it, West Point is the main destination (12%, 8 miles). 49% of workers have no commute at all; Nebraska has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Monterey Township
On a workday 76 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Monterey Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Out of Monterey Township to work: where people go
Where Monterey Township clocks in
8% of workers
8% 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.
Goods jobs make up 68% of work in Monterey Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Monterey Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 37. 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 Monterey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Monterey Township’s commute takes about 12 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Monterey Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 71 commuters (the 49% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Monterey Township
About 29% 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 Monterey Township
The biggest share goes to St. Charles Township (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Monterey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Township | – | — | — | 12 min | $250,000+ |
| Elkhorn Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| St. Charles Township | 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elkhorn Township, St. Charles Township and Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Monterey 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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Monterey Township: questions
What is the median household income in Monterey Township?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Monterey Township?
3.5%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Monterey Township?
12 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 49% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Monterey Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Point (12%, 8 mi), Wisner (8%, 15 mi), Omaha (8%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Monterey 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 Monterey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Monterey 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.