Savannah Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Savannah Township has 41 jobs; 235 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Savannah Township for work; outside it, Columbus is the main destination (25%, 10 miles). For 0% 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
Work in Savannah Township, in a few figures
Savannah Township is a place people come home to
There are 41 jobs based in Savannah Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Savannah Township has about 360 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Savannah Township and Columbus trade workers both ways
Columbus is the top workplace for Savannah Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Savannah Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Savannah Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 25 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 192 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 235 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Savannah Township on a workday
On a workday 233 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Savannah Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Out of Savannah Township to work: where people go
Where Savannah Township clocks in
25% of workers
16% of workers
12% 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.
About 25 minutes each way, longer than most of Nebraska
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Savannah Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 303 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.
What Savannah Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Savannah Township, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 41. 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 Savannah Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Savannah Township to work
About 17% 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 Savannah Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Alexis Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Savannah Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $74,861 |
| Bone Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Olive Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Alexis Township | 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bone Creek Township, Olive Township and Alexis Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Savannah 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 Savannah Township: questions
What is the median household income in Savannah Township?
$74,861 (±$19,351) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Savannah Township?
8.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Savannah Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Savannah Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (25%, 10 mi), David City (16%, 7 mi), Lincoln (12%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Savannah Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Savannah Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Savannah 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.