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Jobs & commute in North Cedar Township

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of North Cedar Township works elsewhere

There are 107 jobs in North Cedar Township; 365 of its residents have a job. Only 3% stay in North Cedar Township for work; outside it, Omaha is the main destination (31%, 31 miles). A typical one-way commute from North Cedar Township lasts 24 minutes (Nebraska 19, U.S. 26).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Getting to work from North Cedar Township, in brief

31% of North Cedar Township works in Omaha

114 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Omaha, 31 miles away. That’s 10 times as many as work in North Cedar Township itself. The commute map ↓

North Cedar Township is a place people come home to

There are 107 jobs based in North Cedar Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday North Cedar Township has about 550 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

North Cedar Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 24 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 184 hours of commuting, 38 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 365 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · The commute map

The places North Cedar Township commutes to

LesharaColonCedar Bluffs: 10 residents work here (3%)Yutan: 4 residents work here (1%)Wahoo: 21 residents work here (6%)Valley: 9 residents work here (2%)Fremont: 67 residents work here (18%)Lincoln: 38 residents work here (10%)Omaha: 114 residents work here (31%)South Cedar TownshipPlatte Township: 7 residents work here (2%)Pohocco Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Center TownshipLeshara Township: 7 residents work here (2%)Morse Bluff TownshipNorth Cedar TownshipOmahaFremontLincolnWahooCedar BluffsValleyNorth Cedar Township
1
Omaha31.2 mi away
31%114
2
Fremont7.7 mi away
18%67
3
Lincoln40.9 mi away
10%38
4
Wahoo12.7 mi away
6%21
5
Cedar Bluffs0.9 mi away
3%10
6
Valley14.8 mi away
2%9
7
Platte Township4.4 mi away
2%7
8
Leshara Township10.4 mi away
2%7
92%6
10
Yutan16.2 mi away
1%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
22%82
The top trips

Where North Cedar Township clocks in

Lines 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.

Day and night

North Cedar Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 354 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 96 people come in from elsewhere.

354live here, work elsewhere
11live and work here
96work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night810
Workday550
810live here− 350head out to work+ 96come in to work= 550on a workday

About 550 people are in North Cedar Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.29jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

Time on the road

Commuting from North Cedar Township: about 24 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
181 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

North Cedar Township24 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
7%

of North Cedar Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How North Cedar Township gets to work
85%Drive alone
3%Carpool
10%Walk
2%Other

Share of the 378 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.

The jobs

What North Cedar Township’s employers do

Jobs based in North Cedar TownshipJobs North Cedar Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms17%18%
Trade, transport & utilities9%18%
Services: health, schools, offices74%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%24%
Over $3,333 a month50%62%

Who does it

29 or younger28%20%
30 to 5450%51%
55 and older22%28%
+57%

Jobs based in North Cedar Township, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 107. 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 North Cedar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from North Cedar Township

10 mi25 mi50 miOmaha: 31% · 31.2 miFremont: 18% · 7.7 miLincoln: 10% · 40.9 miWahoo: 6% · 12.7 miCedar Bluffs: 3% · 0.9 miValley: 2% · 14.8 miPlatte Township: 2% · 4.4 miLeshara Township: 2% · 10.4 miPohocco Township: 2% · 6 miYutan: 1% · 16.2 miOmaha 31%Fremont 18%Lincoln 10%Wahoo 6%Cedar Bluffs 3%North Cedar Township
North Cedar TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
28%Under 10 mi102 residents
23%10–24 mi85 residents
43%25–50 mi156 residents
6%Over 50 mi21 residents

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

Next door to North Cedar Township

The biggest share goes to Platte Township (2%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Platte Township19 min
North Cedar Township24 min
Pohocco Township26 min
Morse Bluff Township28 min
South Cedar Township31 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownNorth Cedar Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
North Cedar Township–——24 min$84,625
Platte Township2%CC−19 min$56,625
Morse Bluff Townshipunder 2%——28 min—
Pohocco Township2%AB−26 min$100,313
South Cedar Townshipunder 2%——31 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Morse Bluff Township and South Cedar Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of North Cedar Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in North Cedar Township: questions

What is the median household income in North Cedar Township?

$84,625 (±$20,785) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in North Cedar Township?

9.8%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from North Cedar Township?

24 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in North Cedar Township work?

3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Omaha (31%, 31 mi), Fremont (18%, 8 mi), Lincoln (10%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around North Cedar Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from North Cedar Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of North Cedar Township

North Cedar Township home →

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.