Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Valley Township
The average commute takes 13 minutes each way (Nebraska 19, U.S. 26). Home is the office for 25% of workers (Nebraska 11%). Only 4% work in Valley Township; the top destination outside it is Creighton (28%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Valley Township by day
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 14% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 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.
Out of Valley Township to work: where people go
Where Valley Township clocks in
6% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
70 jobs are based in Valley Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 63 → 70. 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 Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 13 minutes each way for Valley Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Valley Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 commuters (the 25% 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.
Miles to work from Valley Township
About 24% 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.
How Valley Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $78,750 |
| Spade Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Central Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Center | 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Creighton Township | under 2% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Verdigre Township | under 2% | — | — | 11 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spade Township, Central Township, Center, Creighton Township and Verdigre Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Center. Darker towns draw more of Valley 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 Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Valley Township?
$78,750 (±$55,417) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Valley Township?
36.6%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Valley Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Valley Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Creighton (28%, 7 mi), Verdigre (10%, 7 mi), Lincoln (6%, 137 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Valley 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 Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Valley 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.