Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainAbout two in five of Ord Township’s working residents commute to Ord
Commuters spend 13 minutes getting to work on average; the Nebraska average is 19, the U.S. 26. About half stay in Ord Township for work; outside it, Ord is the main destination (44%, 2 miles). For 4% of workers, the job is at home; Nebraska has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Ord Township
Most jobs in Ord Township go to people who live here
Of the 1,256 jobs based in Ord Township, 46% are held by Ord Township residents. In most towns, people from elsewhere hold most of the local jobs. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Ord Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 13 minutes, against 19 across Nebraska. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Nebraska worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The towns that employ Ord Township’s residents
Where Ord Township clocks in
44% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Ord Township
On a workday 602 residents head out to work, 574 work right here, and 682 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.07 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Each way, about 13 minutes from Ord Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ord Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,161 commuters (the 4% 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 1,256 jobs based in Ord Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ord Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,195 → 1,256. 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 Ord Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Ord Township works
About 30% 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.
Around Ord Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ord Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ord Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $59,068 |
| North Loup Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Loup Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ord 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 Ord Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ord Township?
$59,068 (±$4,224) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ord Township?
10.5%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ord Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ord Township work?
49% work in town.
Can you get around Ord Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ord Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ord 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.