For about two in five of its working residents, Riverside Township is a commute to Beatrice
0% of workers have no commute at all, against 11% across Nebraska. Working residents average 16 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 140 jobs are based in Riverside Township for 227 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Riverside Township apart on work
Few Riverside Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 11% across Nebraska. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 227 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Riverside Township ends
Where Riverside Township clocks in
17% 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.
Each way, about 16 minutes from Riverside Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Riverside Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 commuters (the 0% 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.
Who leaves Riverside Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 224 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 137 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Riverside Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.62 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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 Riverside Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Riverside Township, 2013 → 2023: 182 → 140. 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 Riverside Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Riverside Township
About 19% 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.
Work next door: 41% of Riverside Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Riverside Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $135,962 |
| Beatrice | 41% | C+ | B+ | 16 min | $57,264 |
| Rockford Township | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Midland Township | under 1% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
| Sicily Township | under 1% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rockford Township, Midland Township, Lincoln Township and Sicily Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Beatrice. Darker towns draw more of Riverside 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 Riverside Township: questions
What is the median household income in Riverside Township?
$135,962 (±$37,340) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Riverside Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Riverside Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Riverside Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Riverside 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 Riverside Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Riverside 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.