Most of Thayer Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute from Thayer Township lasts 8 minutes (Nebraska 19, U.S. 26). There are 19 jobs in Thayer Township, and 43 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Thayer Township; the top destination outside it is Pender (14%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Thayer Township by day and by night
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 83 people are in Thayer Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
The towns that employ Thayer Township’s residents
Where Thayer Township clocks in
14% of workers
9% 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.
A place that makes things: 95% of Thayer Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Thayer Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 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 Thayer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 8 minutes in Thayer Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Thayer Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Thayer Township
About 26% 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 Thayer Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Thayer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thayer Township | – | — | — | 8 min | $81,667 |
| Flournoy Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Pender Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Flournoy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Pender Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Thayer 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 Thayer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Thayer Township?
$81,667 (±$34,428) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Thayer Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Thayer Township?
8 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Thayer Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pender (14%, 4 mi), Lincoln (9%, 92 mi), Macy (9%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Thayer 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 Thayer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Thayer 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.