Morton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
12 jobs are based in Morton Township, against 22 working residents. Hardly any work in Morton Township itself; outside it, Butte draws the most (27%, 13 miles). For 14% of workers, the job is at home, 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
Morton Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 80 people are in Morton Township on a workday afternoon, 11% 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.
Where people from Morton Township work
Where Morton Township clocks in
14% 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, not services: 92% of the jobs in Morton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morton Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 12. 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.
Working from home in Morton Township
of Morton Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 commuters (the 14% 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 18% 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.
Morton Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Spencer Township (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Township | – | — | — | — | $41,250 |
| Bristow Township | under 5% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Spencer Township | 5% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Mullen Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bristow Township, Spencer Township and Mullen 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?
$41,250 (±$25,630) (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).
Where do people who live in Morton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Butte (27%, 13 mi), Lynch (14%, 10 mi), Spencer (14%, 7 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.