Work, pay and getting to work in Ottercreek Township
There are 99 jobs in Ottercreek Township; 106 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Ottercreek Township; the top destination outside it is Sioux City (16%, 19 miles). The average commute takes 42 minutes each way, where Nebraska has 19 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Ottercreek Township
On a workday 106 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 99 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 (0.93 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.
Commuting out of Ottercreek Township: the destinations
Where Ottercreek Township clocks in
16% 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.
Goods jobs make up 98% of work in Ottercreek Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ottercreek Township, 2014 → 2024: 35 → 99. 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 Ottercreek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Ottercreek Township: about 42 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ottercreek Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 commuters (the 17% 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 Ottercreek Township’s workers travel
About 16% 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.
Ottercreek Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ottercreek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottercreek Township | – | — | — | 42 min | $127,500 |
| Galena Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Ponca Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Springbank Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Emerson Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Galena Township, Ponca Township, Springbank Township and Emerson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ottercreek 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 Ottercreek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ottercreek Township?
$127,500 (±$16,651) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ottercreek Township?
4.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ottercreek Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ottercreek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux City (16%, 19 mi), Wakefield (15%, 14 mi), Ponca (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Ottercreek 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 Ottercreek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ottercreek 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.