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Jobs & commute in Verdigris Township

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Verdigris Township works elsewhere

A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes, where Nebraska has 19 and the U.S. 26. Verdigris Township has 21 jobs, against 67 working residents. Only 3% stay in Verdigris Township for work; outside it, Chambers is the main destination (10%, 22 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Verdigris Township, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 65 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.

65live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
19work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night310
Workday260
310live here− 65head out to work+ 19come in to work= 260on a workday

About 260 people are in Verdigris Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.31jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The places Verdigris Township commutes to

MerriamPage: 2 residents work here (3%)Ewing: 5 residents work here (7%)Chambers: 7 residents work here (10%)Atkinson: 6 residents work here (9%)O'Neill: 4 residents work here (6%)North Platte: 2 residents work here (3%)NorfolkGrand Island: 2 residents work here (3%)Omaha: 4 residents work here (6%)Holt Creek TownshipVerdigris TownshipLake Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Iowa TownshipJosie TownshipDeloit TownshipInman TownshipPleasant View Township: 3 residents work here (4%)Golden TownshipChambersAtkinsonEwingO'NeillOmahaPleasant View TownshipVerdigris Township
1
Chambers22.4 mi away
10%7
2
Atkinson31.5 mi away
9%6
3
Ewing9.2 mi away
7%5
4
O'Neill14.2 mi away
6%4
5
Omaha143.1 mi away
6%4
64%3
7
Page1.8 mi away
3%2
8
North Platte149.9 mi away
3%2
9
Grand Island101.4 mi away
3%2
10
Lake Township19.6 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%30
The top trips

Where Verdigris Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

81% of the jobs in Verdigris Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Verdigris TownshipJobs Verdigris Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms19%16%
Trade, transport & utilities67%37%
Services: health, schools, offices14%46%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less5%22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month14%27%
Over $3,333 a month81%51%

Who does it

29 or younger29%15%
30 to 5424%39%
55 and older48%46%
+5%

Jobs based in Verdigris Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 21. 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 Verdigris Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Verdigris Township: about 22 minutes

A year of commuting
170 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Verdigris Township22 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
13%

of Verdigris Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Verdigris Township gets to work
56%Drive alone
42%Carpool
2%Walk

Share of the 139 commuters (the 13% 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.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Verdigris Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miChambers: 10% · 22.4 miAtkinson: 9% · 31.5 miEwing: 7% · 9.2 miO'Neill: 6% · 14.2 miOmaha: 6% · 143.1 miPleasant View Township: 4% · 25.2 miPage: 3% · 1.8 miNorth Platte: 3% · 149.9 miGrand Island: 3% · 101.4 miLake Township: 3% · 19.6 miChambers 10%Atkinson 9%Ewing 7%O'Neill 6%Omaha 6%Verdigris Township
Verdigris TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi5 residents
30%10–24 mi20 residents
27%25–50 mi18 residents
35%Over 50 mi23 residents

About 35% 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.

Next door

Next door to Verdigris Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownVerdigris Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Verdigris Township–——22 min$107,500
Inman Townshipunder 3%——53 min—
Golden Townshipunder 3%————
Iowa Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Inman Township, Golden Township and Iowa Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Verdigris Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Verdigris Township: questions

What is the median household income in Verdigris Township?

$107,500 (±$64,281) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Verdigris Township?

3.7%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Verdigris Township?

22 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Verdigris Township work?

3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chambers (10%, 22 mi), Atkinson (9%, 32 mi), Ewing (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Verdigris 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 Verdigris Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Verdigris Township

Verdigris Township home →

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.