Episcopal Church · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Jobs, income and commuting in Spade Township, NE
The average commute, 20 minutes each way, matches the Nebraska norm. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 11% for Nebraska as a whole. Hardly any work in Spade Township; the top destination outside it is Santee (30%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Spade Township on a workday
On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 42 people are in Spade Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where the trip to work from Spade Township ends
Where Spade Township clocks in
30% of workers
22% 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.
About 20 minutes each way for Spade Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spade Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 36 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 far it is to work from Spade Township
About 22% 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.
Spade Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spade Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spade Township | – | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Harrison Township | under 5% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Valley Township | under 5% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Center | under 5% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Union Township | under 5% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Sparta Township | under 5% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison Township, Valley Township, Center, Union Township and Sparta Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spade 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 8% of Spade Township workers work outside Nebraska. The job records count 26% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Spade Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Spade Township?
46.2%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spade Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spade Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Santee (30%, 13 mi), Yankton (22%, 30 mi), Lincoln (9%, 142 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spade 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 Spade Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spade 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.