Christopher Knoell Farmstead · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Nickerson Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Nickerson Township itself; outside it, Fremont draws the most (27%, 5 miles). 40 jobs are based in Nickerson Township for 351 working residents. 3% of workers have no commute at all (Nebraska 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Nickerson Township
Nickerson Township is a place people come home to
There are 40 jobs based in Nickerson Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Nickerson Township has about 380 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Nickerson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (19 to 23 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 351 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Nickerson Township
On a workday 348 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Nickerson Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Nebraska
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nickerson Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 641 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.
Out of Nickerson Township to work: where people go
Where Nickerson Township clocks in
17% of workers
6% 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.
What Nickerson Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nickerson Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 40. 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 Nickerson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Nickerson Township commutes less than 20 miles
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 to Nickerson Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nickerson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickerson Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $106,250 |
| Township 6 | under 2% | A− | B− | 20 min | $95,492 |
| Hooper Township | 2% | B | C | 23 min | $76,750 |
| Platte Township | 3% | C | C− | 19 min | $56,625 |
| Maple Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Maple Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Platte Township. Darker towns draw more of Nickerson 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 Nickerson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nickerson Township?
$106,250 (±$49,658) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nickerson Township?
7.4%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nickerson Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nickerson Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fremont (27%, 5 mi), Omaha (17%, 30 mi), Lincoln (6%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nickerson 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 Nickerson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nickerson 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.