Big Blue River Bridge · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainJobs, income and commuting in Read Township, NE
For 19% of workers, the job is at home (Nebraska 11%). Only 3% work in Read Township; the top destination outside it is Lincoln (25%, 38 miles). Commuters spend 17 minutes getting to work on average, next to 19 for Nebraska and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Read Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 86 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Read Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.82 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Read Township goes to work
Where Read Township clocks in
25% 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.
Goods, not services: 85% of the jobs in Read Township
89 jobs are based in Read Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Read Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 89. 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 Read Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes each way for Read Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Read Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 105 commuters (the 19% 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 it is to work from Read Township
About 20% 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 Read Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Read Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $121,875 |
| Reading Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Ulysses Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Reading Township and Ulysses Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Read 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 Read Township: questions
What is the median household income in Read Township?
$121,875 (±$31,114) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Read Township?
1.2%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Read Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Read Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (25%, 38 mi), David City (10%, 15 mi), Brainard (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Read 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 Read Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Read 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.