With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Timber Creek Township works elsewhere
The average commute takes 19 minutes each way, next to 19 for Nebraska and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Timber Creek Township report 23 jobs, against 68 working residents. Hardly any stay in Timber Creek Township for work; outside it, Fullerton is the main destination (26%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Timber Creek Township
On a workday 68 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Timber Creek 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.
Commuting out of Timber Creek Township: the destinations
Where Timber Creek Township clocks in
7% 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.
Timber Creek Township makes things: 39% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Timber Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 23. 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 Timber Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 19 minutes in Timber Creek Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Timber Creek Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 151 commuters (the 8% 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 Timber Creek Township
About 34% 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.
Around Timber Creek Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Timber Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Creek Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $67,639 |
| South Branch Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Loup Ferry Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Cedar Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Branch Township, Loup Ferry Township and Cedar Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Timber Creek 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 Timber Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Timber Creek Township?
$67,639 (±$31,096) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Timber Creek Township?
12.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Timber Creek Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Timber Creek Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fullerton (26%, 9 mi), Genoa (7%, 20 mi), Columbus (7%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Timber Creek 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 Timber Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Timber Creek 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.