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Jobs & commute in Victoria Township

Victoria Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

The trip to work takes 48 minutes on average; Nebraska averages 19, the U.S. 26. Victoria Township has 49 jobs; 165 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Victoria Township itself; outside it, Broken Bow draws the most (30%, 18 miles).

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

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Victoria Township

On a workday 162 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.

162live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
46work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night330
Workday210
330live here− 160head out to work+ 46come in to work= 210on a workday

About 210 people are in Victoria Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.30jobs 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

Where the trip to work from Victoria Township ends

Anselmo: 2 residents work here (1%)ComstockMerna: 3 residents work here (2%)CallawayArnoldBurwellSargent: 17 residents work here (10%)RalstonBroken Bow: 50 residents work here (30%)Columbus: 5 residents work here (3%)Hastings: 4 residents work here (2%)Kearney: 6 residents work here (4%)Lincoln: 12 residents work here (7%)Omaha: 6 residents work here (4%)Hayes TownshipCliff TownshipBroken Bow Township: 6 residents work here (4%)Kilfoil TownshipLillian TownshipMilburn TownshipVictoria TownshipBroken BowSargentLincolnKearneyOmahaBroken Bow TownshipVictoria Township
1
Broken Bow17.7 mi away
30%50
2
Sargent21.8 mi away
10%17
3
Lincoln171.6 mi away
7%12
4
Kearney74.3 mi away
4%6
5
Omaha195.2 mi away
4%6
64%6
7
Columbus126.5 mi away
3%5
8
Hastings102.3 mi away
2%4
9
Merna10.5 mi away
2%3
10
Anselmo4 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%54
The top trips

Where Victoria 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

Factories, building and farms: 69% of the jobs in Victoria Township

Jobs based in Victoria TownshipJobs Victoria Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms69%24%
Trade, transport & utilities22%25%
Services: health, schools, offices8%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less22%25%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%25%
Over $3,333 a month49%49%

Who does it

29 or younger24%21%
30 to 5447%44%
55 and older29%35%
−2%

Jobs based in Victoria Township, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 49. 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 Victoria Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 48 minutes in Victoria Township

A year of commuting
368 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Victoria Township48 min
Nebraska19 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
11%

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

About 1 in 10
How Victoria Township gets to work
92%Drive alone
8%Carpool

Share of the 133 commuters (the 11% 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

Where in the region Victoria Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBroken Bow: 30% · 17.7 miSargent: 10% · 21.8 miLincoln: 7% · 171.6 miKearney: 4% · 74.3 miOmaha: 4% · 195.2 miBroken Bow Township: 4% · 15.9 miColumbus: 3% · 126.5 miHastings: 2% · 102.3 miMerna: 2% · 10.5 miAnselmo: 1% · 4 miBroken Bow 30%Sargent 10%Lincoln 7%Kearney 4%Omaha 4%Victoria Township
Victoria TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi7 residents
45%10–24 mi75 residents
13%25–50 mi22 residents
37%Over 50 mi61 residents

About 37% 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

The towns around Victoria Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownVictoria Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Victoria Township–——48 min$61,154
Milburn Townshipunder 2%————
Hayes Townshipunder 2%————
Lillian Townshipunder 2%——15 min—
Cliff Townshipunder 2%——21 min—
Kilfoil Townshipunder 2%——13 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Milburn Township, Hayes Township, Lillian Township, Cliff Township and Kilfoil Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Victoria 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 Victoria Township: questions

What is the median household income in Victoria Township?

$61,154 (±$20,849) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Victoria Township?

7.8%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Victoria Township?

48 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Victoria Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Broken Bow (30%, 18 mi), Sargent (10%, 22 mi), Lincoln (7%, 172 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Victoria Township

Victoria 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.