Vieregg Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 16 minutes each way (Nebraska 19, U.S. 26). 61 jobs are based in Vieregg Township for 313 working residents. 3% of workers have no commute at all, next to 11% for Nebraska as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Vieregg Township: the gist
38% of Vieregg Township works in Grand Island
118 working residents, 38%, have their main job in Grand Island, 7.6 miles away. That’s 19 times as many as work in Vieregg Township itself. The commute map ↓
Vieregg Township is a place people come home to
There are 61 jobs based in Vieregg Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Vieregg Township has about 530 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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; with 313 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
38% of working residents work in Grand Island
Where Vieregg Township clocks in
38% 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.
How many people are in Vieregg Township by day
On a workday 306 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Vieregg Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
In Vieregg Township, 38% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vieregg Township, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 61. 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 Vieregg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Vieregg Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vieregg Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 480 commuters (the 3% 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.
Where in the region Vieregg Township works
About 22% 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.
Vieregg Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vieregg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieregg Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $85,750 |
| Chapman Township | 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chapman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Chapman Township. Darker towns draw more of Vieregg 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 Vieregg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vieregg Township?
$85,750 (±$27,075) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vieregg Township?
18.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vieregg Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vieregg Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Island (38%, 8 mi), Palmer (6%, 17 mi), Lincoln (5%, 82 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vieregg 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 Vieregg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vieregg 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.