Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainSutton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Commuters spend 32 minutes getting to work on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. Sutton Township has 19 jobs, against 48 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Nebraska 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Sutton Township by day
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 92 people are in Sutton Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
25% of working residents work in Sutton
Where Sutton Township clocks in
25% of workers
8% 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.
Goods, not services: 47% of the jobs in Sutton Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sutton Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 19. 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 Sutton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Sutton Township: about 32 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sutton Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Sutton Township
About 21% 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.
25% of Sutton Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sutton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $123,750 |
| Sutton | 25% | B− | B | 17 min | $81,313 |
| Lewis Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Sheridan Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Bennett Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| School Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lewis Township, Sheridan Township, Bennett Township and School Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sutton. Darker towns draw more of Sutton 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 Sutton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sutton Township?
$123,750 (±$23,812) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sutton Township?
2.3%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sutton Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sutton Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sutton (25%, 3 mi), Hastings (23%, 26 mi), Grand Island (8%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sutton 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 Sutton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sutton 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.