Upper Oak Creek Descent Ruts of the Woodbury Cutoff, Ox Bow Trail of the California Road · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Most of Richardson Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Richardson Township has 46 jobs for 187 working residents. Only 3% work in Richardson Township itself; outside it, Lincoln draws the most (18%, 24 miles). For 18% of workers, the job is at home; Nebraska has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Richardson Township on a workday
On a workday 181 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Richardson Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
The towns that employ Richardson Township’s residents
Where Richardson Township clocks in
18% of workers
13% 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.
The kinds of work in Richardson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Richardson Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 46. 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 Richardson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Richardson Township: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Richardson Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 246 commuters (the 18% 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.
Richardson Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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 Richardson Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Richardson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $81,250 |
| Oak Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Oak Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Plum Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oak Creek Township, Oak Creek Township and Plum Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Richardson 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 Richardson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Richardson Township?
$81,250 (±$23,114) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Richardson Township?
7.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Richardson Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Richardson Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (18%, 24 mi), David City (13%, 14 mi), Omaha (7%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Richardson 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 Richardson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Richardson 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.