With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Myrtle Township works elsewhere
Myrtle Township has 4 jobs, against 36 working residents. Only 3% work in Myrtle Township itself; outside it, Broken Bow draws the most (28%, 20 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 14 minutes (Nebraska 19, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Myrtle Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 35 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 67 people are in Myrtle Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
The places Myrtle Township commutes to
Where Myrtle Township clocks in
28% of workers
14% 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.
Making and building: 50% of jobs based in Myrtle Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Myrtle Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 4. 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 Myrtle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Myrtle Township: about 14 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Myrtle Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 85 commuters (the 7% 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.
Half of Myrtle Township commutes less than 23 miles
About 25% 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.
Myrtle Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Myrtle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Township | – | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Spring Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Westerville Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Algernon Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Ansley Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Arcadia Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Creek Township, Westerville Township, Algernon Township, Ansley Township and Arcadia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Myrtle 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 Myrtle Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Myrtle Township?
6.7%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Myrtle Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Myrtle Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Broken Bow (28%, 20 mi), Sargent (14%, 19 mi), Kearney (8%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Myrtle 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 Myrtle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Myrtle 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.