Jobs and the daily commute in Morton Township
Employers in Morton Township report 97 jobs, against 62 working residents. Only 5% stay in Morton Township for work; outside it, Wausa is the main destination (13%, 8 miles). Working residents average 26 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Morton Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 59 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 94 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Morton Township on a workday afternoon, 21% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Who travels to work in Morton Township, and from where
Where Morton Township clocks in
13% 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.
Morton Township works in goods: 79% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morton Township, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 97. 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 Morton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes each way for Morton Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morton Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 77 commuters (the 10% 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 Morton Township commutes
About 27% 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.
How Morton Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $100,515 |
| Central Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Dowling Township | under 4% | — | — | 9 min | — |
| Columbia Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Peoria Township | under 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Central Township, Dowling Township, Columbia Township and Peoria Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Morton 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 Morton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Morton Township?
$100,515 (±$36,007) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morton Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morton Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morton Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wausa (13%, 8 mi), Bloomfield (11%, 2 mi), Norfolk (8%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Morton 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 Morton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morton 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.