How Stuart Township works: jobs, income and commuting
338 jobs are based in Stuart Township for 245 working residents. About one in four work in Stuart Township; the top destination outside it is Stuart (22%, 1 miles). Commuters spend 9 minutes getting to work on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Stuart Township
Stuart Township and Stuart trade workers both ways
Stuart is the top workplace for Stuart Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Stuart Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Stuart Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 9 minutes, against 19 across Nebraska. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Nebraska worker. Time on the road ↓
Stuart Township’s workforce skews older
36% of Stuart Township’s working residents are 55 or older. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 245 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Stuart Township to work: where people go
Where Stuart 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.
About 9 minutes each way for Stuart Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stuart Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 387 commuters (the 13% 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.
Jobs in Stuart Township: what the 338 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stuart Township, 2013 → 2023: 277 → 338. 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 Stuart Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Stuart Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 182 residents head out to work, 63 work right here, and 275 people come in from elsewhere.
About 910 people are in Stuart Township on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.38 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 commute from Stuart Township, by distance
About 28% 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.
Work in the towns next to Stuart Township
The biggest share goes to Sheridan Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stuart Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Township | – | — | — | 9 min | $70,000 |
| Green Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Atkinson Township | 2% | C+ | C | 14 min | $82,717 |
| Cleveland Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Sand Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Sheridan Township | 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Valley Township, Cleveland Township, Sand Creek Township and Sheridan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stuart 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 Stuart Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stuart Township?
$70,000 (±$13,901) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stuart Township?
6.5%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stuart Township?
9 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stuart Township work?
26% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Stuart (22%, 1 mi), Atkinson (15%, 10 mi), O'Neill (5%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stuart 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 Stuart Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stuart 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.