Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainEarning a living in Sargent Township
About one in seven work in Sargent Township; the top destination outside it is Broken Bow (32%, 23 miles). The average commute takes 23 minutes each way; Nebraska averages 19, the U.S. 26. There are 226 jobs in Sargent Township, and 251 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sargent Township and work: the main findings
Sargent Township and Broken Bow trade workers both ways
Broken Bow is the top workplace for Sargent Township residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Sargent Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 251 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Sargent Township commutes to
Where Sargent Township clocks in
32% of workers
12% of workers
4% 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.
How far Sargent Township’s workers travel
About 30% 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.
Who works in Sargent Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 220 residents head out to work, 31 work right here, and 195 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 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.
Jobs in Sargent Township: what the 226 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sargent Township, 2013 → 2023: 137 → 226. 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 Sargent Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Sargent Township: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sargent Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 265 commuters (the 5% 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.
Sargent Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sargent Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sargent Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $57,857 |
| Douglas Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Lillian Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Corner Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Comstock Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| West Union Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Douglas Grove Township, Lillian Township, Corner Township, Comstock Township and West Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sargent 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 Sargent Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sargent Township?
$57,857 (±$11,742) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sargent Township?
10.8%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sargent Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sargent Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Broken Bow (32%, 23 mi), Sargent (12%, 2 mi), Omaha (4%, 174 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sargent Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sargent Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sargent 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.