Gross State Aid Bridge · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainWhere Sparta Township earns its living
Hardly any work in Sparta Township; the top destination outside it is Yankton (19%, 35 miles). Working from home is the commute for 32% of workers (Nebraska 11%). The average commute takes 32 minutes each way, where Nebraska has 19 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sparta Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 47 people are in Sparta Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
The places Sparta Township commutes to
Where Sparta Township clocks in
19% 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.
Time on the road from Sparta Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sparta Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26 commuters (the 32% 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 Sparta Township goes to work
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.
Sparta Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sparta Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta Township | – | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Bohemia Township | under 5% | — | — | — | — |
| Raymond Township | under 5% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Verdigre Township | under 5% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Niobrara Township | under 5% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Spade Township | under 5% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bohemia Township, Raymond Township, Verdigre Township, Niobrara Township and Spade Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sparta 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: 0% of Sparta Township workers work outside Nebraska. The job records count 24% 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 Sparta Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Sparta Township?
57.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sparta Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sparta Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Yankton (19%, 35 mi), Verdigre (10%, 4 mi), Crofton (10%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sparta 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 Sparta Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sparta 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.