Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Swan Township
Poverty touches 100.0% of residents, against 10.6% across Nebraska. Hardly any work in Swan Township itself; outside it, Chambers draws the most (23%, 19 miles). Swan Township has 13 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Swan Township by day
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26 people are in Swan Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
The towns that employ Swan Township’s residents
Where Swan Township clocks in
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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Swan Township
About 23% 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.
Swan Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Swan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Josie Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Wyoming Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Holt Creek Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Francis Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Josie Township, Wyoming Township, Holt Creek Township and Francis Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Swan 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 Swan Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Swan Township?
100.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Swan Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chambers (23%, 19 mi), Johnston (8%, 280 mi), Page (8%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Swan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Swan 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.