With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Paddock Township works elsewhere
There are 45 jobs in Paddock Township, against 152 working residents. Hardly any stay in Paddock Township for work; outside it, Lincoln is the main destination (34%, 53 miles). Home is the office for 4% of workers, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Paddock Township on a workday
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Paddock Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Commuting out of Paddock Township: the destinations
Where Paddock Township clocks in
34% of workers
7% 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.
What Paddock Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paddock Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 45. 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.
Commuting from Paddock Township: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paddock Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 159 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Paddock Township
About 52% 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.
The towns around Paddock Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paddock Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddock Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $86,250 |
| Sicily Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Barneston Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Glenwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sicily Township, Barneston Township and Glenwood 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.
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 Paddock Township: questions
What is the median household income in Paddock Township?
$86,250 (±$20,813) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paddock Township?
6.5%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paddock Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paddock Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (34%, 53 mi), Beatrice (21%, 16 mi), Omaha (7%, 92 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Paddock Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% 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.
More of Paddock 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.