Nemaha Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Nemaha Township has 93 jobs for 394 working residents. Only 1% stay in Nemaha Township for work; outside it, Lincoln is the main destination (33%, 23 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, where Nebraska has 19 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Nemaha Township and work: the main findings
Nemaha Township and Lincoln trade workers both ways
Lincoln is the top workplace for Nemaha Township residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Nemaha Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Nemaha Township is a place people come home to
There are 93 jobs based in Nemaha Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Nemaha Township has about 430 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Nemaha Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 394 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Nemaha Township ends
Where Nemaha Township clocks in
33% of workers
9% 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.
Nemaha Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 389 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Nemaha Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 2024, primary jobs.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Nemaha Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nemaha Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 182 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.
54% of the jobs in Nemaha Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nemaha Township, 2014 → 2024: 51 → 93. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Nemaha Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Nemaha Township to work
About 23% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Nemaha Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Adams Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nemaha Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemaha Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $138,333 |
| Adams Township | 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Hanover Township | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Highland Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Adams Township, Hanover Township and Highland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nemaha 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 2024, 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 Nemaha Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nemaha Township?
$138,333 (±$34,122) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nemaha Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nemaha Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nemaha Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (33%, 23 mi), Beatrice (15%, 16 mi), Omaha (9%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Nemaha 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 Nemaha Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nemaha Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.