Most of Shields Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Shields Township for work; outside it, O'Neill is the main destination (18%, 8 miles). Employers in Shields Township report 5 jobs; 34 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 11% for Nebraska as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Shields Township
On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 71 people are in Shields Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where Shields Township’s working residents head each day
Where Shields Township clocks in
18% of workers
15% of workers
6% 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 Shields Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Shields Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Shields Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shields Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 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.
How many miles Shields Township commutes
About 25% 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.
The towns around Shields Township
The biggest share goes to Paddock Township (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shields Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shields Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $58,000 |
| Paddock Township | 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant View Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Grattan Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Willowdale Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Rock Falls Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Paddock Township, Pleasant View Township, Grattan Township, Willowdale Township and Rock Falls Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shields 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 Shields Township: questions
What is the median household income in Shields Township?
$58,000 (±$26,096) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shields Township?
19.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shields Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shields Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are O'Neill (18%, 8 mi), Atkinson (15%, 16 mi), Lincoln (6%, 160 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Shields 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 Shields Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shields 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.