Oconee Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
There are 94 jobs in Oconee Township for 227 working residents. Only 2% stay in Oconee Township for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (39%, 13 miles). For 3% of workers, the job is at home; Nebraska has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Oconee Township
Where Oconee Township goes to work
Where Oconee Township clocks in
39% of workers
15% 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.
In and out of Oconee Township on a workday
On a workday 222 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 89 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Oconee Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Jobs in Oconee Township: what the 94 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oconee Township, 2013 → 2023: 138 → 94. 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 Oconee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Oconee Township takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oconee Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 223 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.
Where in the region Oconee Township works
About 18% 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.
Work next door: 15% of Oconee Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oconee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oconee Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $63,750 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Genoa Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Lost Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Columbus Township | 15% | B+ | C+ | 17 min | $97,848 |
| Butler Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Prairie Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Monroe Township, Genoa Township, Lost Creek Township, Butler Township and Prairie Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Columbus Township. Darker towns draw more of Oconee 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 Oconee Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oconee Township?
$63,750 (±$19,028) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oconee Township?
7.5%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oconee Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oconee Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (39%, 13 mi), Columbus Township (15%, 15 mi), Omaha (6%, 81 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oconee 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 Oconee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oconee 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.