With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Ponca Township works elsewhere
Ponca Township has 26 jobs, against 182 working residents. Only 2% work in Ponca Township; the top destination outside it is Ponca (19%, 2 miles). For 20% of workers, the job is at home, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Ponca Township by day
On a workday 179 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Ponca Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 Ponca Township: the destinations
Where Ponca Township clocks in
18% 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 kinds of work in Ponca Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ponca Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 26. 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 Ponca Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Ponca Township spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ponca Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 157 commuters (the 20% 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.
Where in the region Ponca Township works
About 23% 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 to Ponca Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ponca Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ponca Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $76,964 |
| Silvercreek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Ottercreek Township | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Newcastle Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Silvercreek Township, Ottercreek Township and Newcastle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ponca 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 Ponca Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ponca Township?
$76,964 (±$35,340) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ponca Township?
10.3%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ponca Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ponca Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ponca (19%, 2 mi), Sioux City (18%, 19 mi), South Sioux City (7%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ponca 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 Ponca Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ponca 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.