Saint Martin's Catholic Church · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Jobs and the daily commute in Spring Ranch Township
Only 2% work in Spring Ranch Township itself; outside it, Hastings draws the most (32%, 16 miles). 0% of workers work from home (Nebraska 11%). Spring Ranch Township has 34 jobs, against 57 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Spring Ranch Township
On a workday 56 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Spring Ranch Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.60 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 Spring Ranch Township goes to work
Where Spring Ranch Township clocks in
5% 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.
71% of the jobs in Spring Ranch Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spring Ranch Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 34. 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 Spring Ranch Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Spring Ranch Township
of Spring Ranch Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Spring Ranch Township
About 16% 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.
Spring Ranch Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spring Ranch Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Ranch Township | – | — | — | — | $137,875 |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Glenvil Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Lone Tree Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairfield Township, Glenvil Township and Lone Tree Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spring Ranch 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 Spring Ranch Township: questions
What is the median household income in Spring Ranch Township?
$137,875 (±$24,969) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spring Ranch Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Spring Ranch Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hastings (32%, 16 mi), Clay Center (5%, 13 mi), Grand Island (5%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spring Ranch Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spring Ranch Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spring Ranch 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.