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Jobs & commute in Morse Bluff Township

Morse Bluff Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

Hardly any stay in Morse Bluff Township for work; outside it, Lincoln is the main destination (29%, 42 miles). There are 39 jobs in Morse Bluff Township; 170 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 3% of workers, next to 11% for Nebraska as a whole.

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

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Morse Bluff Township

On a workday 170 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.

170live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
39work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night390
Workday260
390live here− 170head out to work+ 39come in to work= 260on a workday

About 260 people are in Morse Bluff Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.23jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 people from Morse Bluff Township work

Missouri ValleyMalmoWestonIthacaPragueValparaiso: 2 residents work here (1%)North Bend: 2 residents work here (1%)Waverly: 2 residents work here (1%)Wahoo: 17 residents work here (10%)Seward: 2 residents work here (1%)Valley: 5 residents work here (3%)Fremont: 11 residents work here (6%)Papillion: 2 residents work here (1%)Lincoln: 50 residents work here (29%)Omaha: 32 residents work here (19%)Cotterell TownshipDouglas TownshipStocking TownshipBohemia TownshipMorse Bluff TownshipNorth Cedar TownshipRichland TownshipLincolnOmahaWahooFremontValleyValparaisoMorse Bluff Township
1
Lincoln42 mi away
29%50
2
Omaha37.2 mi away
19%32
3
Wahoo15.2 mi away
10%17
4
Fremont13.2 mi away
6%11
5
Valley20.7 mi away
3%5
6
Valparaiso23.7 mi away
1%2
7
North Bend3.9 mi away
1%2
8
Waverly36.5 mi away
1%2
9
Seward39.6 mi away
1%2
10
Papillion39.2 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
26%45
The top trips

Where Morse Bluff 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

Goods jobs make up 54% of work in Morse Bluff Township

Jobs based in Morse Bluff TownshipJobs Morse Bluff Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms54%22%
Trade, transport & utilities31%17%
Services: health, schools, offices15%61%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month38%21%
Over $3,333 a month28%64%

Who does it

29 or younger31%21%
30 to 5438%54%
55 and older31%26%
+34%

Jobs based in Morse Bluff Township, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 39. 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 Morse Bluff Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Morse Bluff Township: about 28 minutes

A year of commuting
215 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Morse Bluff Township28 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
3%

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

About 0 in 10
How Morse Bluff Township gets to work
88%Drive alone
10%Carpool
2%Walk

Share of the 189 commuters (the 3% 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

The commute from Morse Bluff Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 miLincoln: 29% · 42 miOmaha: 19% · 37.2 miWahoo: 10% · 15.2 miFremont: 6% · 13.2 miValley: 3% · 20.7 miValparaiso: 1% · 23.7 miNorth Bend: 1% · 3.9 miWaverly: 1% · 36.5 miSeward: 1% · 39.6 miPapillion: 1% · 39.2 miLincoln 29%Omaha 19%Wahoo 10%Fremont 6%Valley 3%Morse Bluff Township
Morse Bluff TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
3%Under 10 mi5 residents
26%10–24 mi45 residents
65%25–50 mi110 residents
6%Over 50 mi10 residents

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

Around Morse Bluff Township: the bordering towns

Cotterell Township: few work hereNorth Cedar Township: few work hereBohemia Township: few work hereDouglas Township: few work hereCotterell TownshipNorth Cedar TownshipBohemia TownshipDouglas TownshipMorse Bluff Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

North Cedar Township24 min
Douglas Township27 min
Cotterell Township27 min
Morse Bluff Township28 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownMorse Bluff Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Morse Bluff Township–——28 min$85,964
Cotterell Townshipunder 2%——27 min—
North Cedar Townshipunder 2%——24 min—
Bohemia Townshipunder 2%————
Douglas Townshipunder 2%——27 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Cotterell Township, North Cedar Township, Bohemia Township and Douglas Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Morse Bluff 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 Morse Bluff Township: questions

What is the median household income in Morse Bluff Township?

$85,964 (±$7,574) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Morse Bluff Township?

4.6%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Morse Bluff Township?

28 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Morse Bluff Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (29%, 42 mi), Omaha (19%, 37 mi), Wahoo (10%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Morse Bluff Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Morse Bluff Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Morse Bluff Township

Morse Bluff 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.