Sidney Historic Business District · Photo: Smallbones · CC0Where Oak Creek Township earns its living
A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes, where Nebraska has 19 and the U.S. 26. Only 6% work in Oak Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Lincoln (25%, 30 miles). Employers in Oak Creek Township report 151 jobs for 217 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Oak Creek Township: the gist
Miles to work from Oak Creek Township
About 20% 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.
Who works in Oak Creek Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 204 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 138 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Oak Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.70 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Oak Creek Township goes to work
Where Oak Creek Township clocks in
25% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Oak Creek Township: what the 151 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oak Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 214 → 151. 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 Oak Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Oak Creek Township: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oak Creek Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 244 commuters (the 10% 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.
Oak Creek Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oak Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Creek Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $87,292 |
| Newman Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Richardson Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Skull Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Center Township | under 2% | — | — | 60 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Newman Township, Richardson Township, Skull Creek Township and Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oak Creek 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 Oak Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oak Creek Township?
$87,292 (±$30,145) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oak Creek Township?
4.8%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oak Creek Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oak Creek Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (25%, 30 mi), David City (7%, 10 mi), Columbus (6%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Oak Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oak Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oak Creek 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.