Chauncey S. Taylor House · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Olive Township works elsewhere
44% of workers have no commute at all, next to 11% for Nebraska as a whole. Olive Township has 25 jobs; 85 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Olive Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 85 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Olive Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
22% of working residents work in David City
Where Olive Township clocks in
22% of workers
22% of workers
13% 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.
100% of the jobs in Olive Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Olive Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 25. 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 Olive Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Olive Township
of Olive Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 commuters (the 44% 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.
How far it is to work from Olive Township
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.
Olive Township and its neighbors: 22% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Olive Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| David City | 22% | C+ | B+ | 19 min | $65,573 |
| Savannah Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Summit Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Savannah Township, Summit Township, Franklin Township and Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to David City. Darker towns draw more of Olive 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 Olive Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Olive Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Olive Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are David City (22%, 4 mi), Columbus (22%, 14 mi), Lincoln (13%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Olive 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 Olive Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Olive 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.