Pohocco Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
141 jobs are based in Pohocco Township for 579 working residents. Pohocco Township grades A for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Pohocco Township: the figures worth knowing
Pohocco Township is a place people come home to
There are 141 jobs based in Pohocco Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pohocco Township has about 860 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
28% of Pohocco Township works in Omaha
162 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Omaha, 25 miles away. That’s 9 times as many as work in Pohocco Township itself. The commute map ↓
Pohocco 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 579 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Pohocco Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Pohocco Township is better than 89% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 59% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Pohocco Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Pohocco Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The daily commute in and out of Pohocco Township
On a workday 562 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 124 people come in from elsewhere.
About 860 people are in Pohocco Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
28% of working residents work in Omaha
Where Pohocco Township clocks in
28% of workers
10% 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.
About 26 minutes each way, longer than most of Nebraska
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pohocco Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 613 commuters (the 10% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 43% of the jobs in Pohocco Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pohocco Township, 2013 → 2023: 83 → 141. 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 Pohocco Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Pohocco Township
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.
Getting around Pohocco Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pohocco Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 9.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.5% across Nebraska, on an EPA index of 3.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 680 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 9.4% of Pohocco Township households have no vehicle (Nebraska 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pohocco Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pohocco Township places 243rd of 4,866 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 140 | Yutan NE | 1,451 | $103K | 0.7% | 8.8% | 2% | A |
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| 183 | Buccaneer Bay NE | 1,418 | $161K | 4.9% | 0.0% | <1% | A |
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| 241 | Clearwater Township MN | 1,421 | $114K | 3.3% | 3.7% | 1% | A |
| 242 | Monroe Township IL | 1,428 | $93K | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1% | A |
| 243 | Pohocco Township NE | 1,296 | $100K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A |
| 244 | Stanton Township MN | 1,129 | $130K | 4.7% | 2.0% | 1% | A |
| 245 | Fairfield Township OH | 1,447 | $106K | 2.6% | 3.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 320 | Arlington NE | 1,329 | $94K | 3.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Pohocco Township, the top three, the last and three more from Nebraska.
How Pohocco Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Platte Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pohocco Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pohocco Township | – | A | B− | 26 min | $100,313 |
| Platte Township | 2% | C | C− | 19 min | $56,625 |
| Leshara Township | 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| North Cedar Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| South Cedar Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Marietta Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Leshara Township, North Cedar Township, South Cedar Township and Marietta Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pohocco 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 Pohocco Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pohocco Township?
$100,313 (±$20,436) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pohocco Township?
2.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pohocco Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pohocco Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Omaha (28%, 25 mi), Fremont (21%, 6 mi), Lincoln (10%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pohocco Township walkable?
Pohocco Township is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pohocco Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pohocco Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pohocco 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.