Springbank Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 3% work in Springbank Township; the top destination outside it is Wakefield (23%, 9 miles). There are 88 jobs in Springbank Township; 224 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, 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
What sets Springbank Township apart on work
From Springbank Township, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Springbank Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 271 commuters (the 9% 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.
Who commutes out of Springbank Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 218 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 82 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Springbank Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Springbank Township goes to work
Where Springbank Township clocks in
10% 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.
The kinds of work in Springbank Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Springbank Township, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 88. 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 Springbank Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Springbank Township
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.
Around Springbank Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Wakefield Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Springbank Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springbank Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $70,625 |
| Wakefield Township | 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Emerson Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Galena Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Concord Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Ottercreek Township | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wakefield Township: not graded. Emerson Township, Galena Township, Concord Township and Ottercreek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Springbank 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 Springbank Township: questions
What is the median household income in Springbank Township?
$70,625 (±$27,837) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Springbank Township?
14.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Springbank Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Springbank Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wakefield (23%, 9 mi), Wayne (10%, 14 mi), Sioux City (9%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Springbank Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Springbank Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Springbank 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.