With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Saratoga Township works elsewhere
There are 2 jobs in Saratoga Township for 11 working residents. Hardly any stay in Saratoga Township for work; outside it, Stuart is the main destination (36%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Saratoga Township
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35 people are in Saratoga Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Saratoga Township commutes to
Where Saratoga Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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.
Saratoga Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Saratoga Township, 2014 → 2024: 34 → 2. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Saratoga Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Saratoga Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Saratoga Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Belle Township (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Saratoga Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saratoga Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Coleman Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Butte Township | under 10% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Belle Township | 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Sand Creek Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Dustin Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Coleman Township, Butte Township, Belle Township, Sand Creek Township and Dustin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Saratoga 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 2024, 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 Saratoga Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Saratoga Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Saratoga Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stuart (36%, 20 mi), Elgin (9%, 67 mi), Atkinson (9%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Saratoga Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Saratoga Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.