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Jobs & commute in Paddock Township

Paddock Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

Paddock Township has 7 jobs, against 31 working residents. Hardly any stay in Paddock Township for work; outside it, Stuart is the main destination (29%, 28 miles). 29% of workers work from home, against 11% across Nebraska.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in Paddock Township: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

31live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night66
Workday42
66live here− 31head out to work+ 7come in to work= 42on a workday

About 42 people are in Paddock Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.23jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where people from Paddock Township work

Akron: 1 residents work here (3%)Butte: 1 residents work here (3%)BassettSpencer: 1 residents work here (3%)Stuart: 9 residents work here (29%)Atkinson: 6 residents work here (19%)O'Neill: 1 residents work here (3%)Omaha: 1 residents work here (3%)Colome: 1 residents work here (3%)Paddock TownshipShields TownshipWillowdale Township: 2 residents work here (6%)Coleman TownshipPleasant View Township: 3 residents work here (10%)Scott TownshipRock Falls TownshipBristow TownshipSt. LiboryStuartAtkinsonPleasant View TownshipWillowdale TownshipAkronButtePaddock Township
1
Stuart28.2 mi away
29%9
2
Atkinson22.3 mi away
19%6
310%3
46%2
5
Akron, CO296.5 mi away
3%1
6
Butte19.1 mi away
3%1
7
Spencer12.9 mi away
3%1
8
O'Neill16.8 mi away
3%1
9
Omaha164.5 mi away
3%1
10
Colome, SD68.2 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
16%5
The top trips

Where Paddock Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Paddock Township works in goods: 86% of its jobs

Jobs based in Paddock TownshipJobs Paddock Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms86%26%
Trade, transport & utilities0%29%
Services: health, schools, offices14%45%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%32%
$1,251–$3,333 a month43%26%
Over $3,333 a month57%42%

Who does it

29 or younger0%16%
30 to 5471%45%
55 and older29%39%
−59%

Jobs based in Paddock Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 7. 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 Paddock Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Paddock Township

Working from home
29%

of Paddock Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
How Paddock Township gets to work
80%Drive alone
20%Walk

Share of the 25 commuters (the 29% 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

Short hops and long hauls from Paddock Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miStuart: 29% · 28.2 miAtkinson: 19% · 22.3 miPleasant View Township: 10% · 15 miWillowdale Township: 6% · 12.9 miAkron: 3% · 296.5 miButte: 3% · 19.1 miSpencer: 3% · 12.9 miO'Neill: 3% · 16.8 miOmaha: 3% · 164.5 miColome: 3% · 68.2 miStuart 29%Atkinson 19%Pleasant View Township 10%Willowdale Township 6%Akron 3%Paddock Township
Paddock TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
6%Under 10 mi2 residents
45%10–24 mi14 residents
32%25–50 mi10 residents
16%Over 50 mi5 residents

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 2023.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Paddock Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownPaddock Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Paddock Township–————
Bristow Townshipunder 4%——10 min—
Scott Townshipunder 4%————
Coleman Townshipunder 4%————
Shields Townshipunder 4%——31 min—
Rock Falls Townshipunder 4%————

Same-state neighbors only. Bristow Township, Scott Township, Coleman Township, Shields Township and Rock Falls Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Paddock Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Paddock Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Paddock Township?

0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Paddock Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stuart (29%, 28 mi), Atkinson (19%, 22 mi), Pleasant View Township (10%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Paddock 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 Paddock Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Paddock Township

Paddock Township home →

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.