Jobs and earnings in St. Charles Township, and the trip to work
27% of workers have no commute at all, against 11% across Nebraska. Only 3% stay in St. Charles Township for work; outside it, Wisner is the main destination (15%, 15 miles). Employers in St. Charles Township report 70 jobs for 73 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of St. Charles Township on a workday
On a workday 71 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.96 per resident).
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 St. Charles Township commutes to
Where St. Charles Township clocks in
15% of workers
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.
Making and building: 69% of jobs based in St. Charles Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Charles Township, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 70. 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 St. Charles Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in St. Charles Township
of St. Charles Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 69 commuters (the 27% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from St. Charles Township
About 18% 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 St. Charles Township
The biggest share goes to Monterey Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Charles Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Charles Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Sherman Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Elkhorn Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Monterey Township | 4% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Pebble Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sherman Township, Elkhorn Township, Monterey Township and Pebble Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Charles 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 St. Charles Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in St. Charles Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in St. Charles Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wisner (15%, 15 mi), West Point (14%, 3 mi), Norfolk (5%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around St. Charles 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 St. Charles Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Charles 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.