Bertrand Site · Photo: Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Township 2 (1.5%) is lower than in 90% of U.S. towns
21% of workers work from home (Nebraska 11%). For jobs and income Township 2 is better than 95% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (C−). Measured by household income, Township 2 is ahead of 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Township 2
Township 2 makes and builds things
62% of the jobs based in Township 2 are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Township 2 residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 21%. The jobs ↓
Nearly half of Township 2 works in Omaha
703 working residents, 45%, have their main job in Omaha, 17 miles away. That’s 8 times as many as work in Township 2 itself. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Township 2 pay over $40,000 a year
81% of the jobs based in Township 2 pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Township 2
21% of Township 2 workers work from home, against 11% across Nebraska. Time on the road ↓
Township 2 workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 25 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 192 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Township 2: the grade in detail
Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 72% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Township 2 could be anywhere from A− to A+.
In Township 2, 62% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
1,900 jobs are based in Township 2. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Township 2’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Township 2, 2013 → 2023: 2,726 → 1,900. 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.
45% of working residents work in Omaha
Where Township 2 clocks in
45% of workers
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.
Commuting from Township 2: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Township 2 workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,357 commuters (the 21% 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.
In and out of Township 2 on a workday
On a workday 1,461 residents head out to work, 93 work right here, and 1,807 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Township 2 on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.22 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Township 2
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.
Few in Township 2 walk, bike or ride to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.5% across Nebraska, on an EPA index of 4.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,710 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Township 2 households have no vehicle (Nebraska 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Township 2’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300, Township 2 ranks 194th of 4,698 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Township 2, the top three, the last and three more from Nebraska.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 192 | Hudson Township IL | 2,498 | $114K | 2.7% | 1.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 193 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 194 | Township 2 NE | 3,213 | $116K | 4.0% | 1.5% | 6% | A+ |
| 195 | Jonestown TX | 2,687 | $128K | 4.3% | 1.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 196 | Elizabeth Township PA | 3,951 | $100K | 4.8% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 297 | Valley NE | 3,412 | $110K | 5.3% | 2.1% | 14% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 362 | Hickman NE | 3,663 | $104K | 2.6% | 1.7% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 387 | Township 7 NE | 2,760 | $93K | 5.3% | 0.3% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Township 2 and its neighbors: 17% work next door
The biggest share goes to Blair (15%). Darker towns draw more of Township 2’s workers.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Township 2 workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Township 2 | – | A+ | C− | 25 min | $115,529 |
| Blair | 15% | A− | C | 19 min | $81,452 |
| Township 1 | 2% | A | C− | 27 min | $125,625 |
| Township 6 | under 2% | A− | B− | 20 min | $95,492 |
| Township 7 | under 2% | A | D | 23 min | $92,955 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Township 2: questions
What is the median household income in Township 2?
$115,529 (±$12,881) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Township 2?
4.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Township 2?
25 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Township 2 work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Omaha (45%, 17 mi), Blair (15%, 3 mi), Lincoln (5%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Township 2 walkable?
Township 2 is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Township 2 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 Township 2, from the people who make the trip.
More of Township 2
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.