Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainWhere Pender Township earns its living
A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes; Nebraska averages 19, the U.S. 26. At home: 2% of workers have no commute at all (Nebraska 11%). About one in four work in Pender Township; the top destination outside it is Pender (26%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Pender Township apart on work
Pender Township is the work center of its corner
Every town that borders Pender Township (Flournoy Township, Thayer Township, Cleveland Township and Bryan Township) has fewer jobs than working residents, while Pender Township has 1.5 per resident. Next door ↓
Pender Township and Pender trade workers both ways
Pender is the top workplace for Pender Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Pender Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Pender Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 26 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 199 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 582 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that send workers to Pender Township
Where Pender Township clocks in
26% of workers
9% 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 daily trip from Pender Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pender Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 745 commuters (the 2% 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.
Pender Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 415 residents head out to work, 167 work right here, and 726 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Pender Township on a workday afternoon, 25% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What work there is in Pender Township: 893 jobs
893 jobs are based in Pender Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pender Township, 2013 → 2023: 880 → 893. 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 Pender Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Pender Township’s workers travel
About 22% 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.
How Pender Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pender Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pender Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $84,792 |
| Flournoy Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Thayer Township | under 3% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Cleveland Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Bryan Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Flournoy Township, Thayer Township, Cleveland Township and Bryan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pender 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 Pender Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pender Township?
$84,792 (±$20,742) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pender Township?
9.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pender Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pender Township work?
29% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pender (26%, 2 mi), Macy (9%, 16 mi), Blackbird Township (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pender Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pender Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pender 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.