Jobs and earnings in Wahoo Township, and the trip to work
Employers in Wahoo Township report 248 jobs; 234 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Wahoo Township; the top destination outside it is Omaha (32%, 25 miles). The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Wahoo Township
Wahoo Township and Omaha trade workers both ways
Omaha is the top workplace for Wahoo Township residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Wahoo Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Wahoo Township 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; with 234 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Wahoo Township’s working residents head each day
Where Wahoo Township clocks in
32% of workers
16% 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.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Wahoo Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wahoo Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 140 commuters (the 16% 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.
Who works in Wahoo Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 231 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 245 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.06 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.
Goods jobs make up 88% of work in Wahoo Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wahoo Township, 2013 → 2023: 127 → 248. 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 Wahoo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Wahoo Township’s workers travel
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.
Around Wahoo Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wahoo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wahoo Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $88,214 |
| Green Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Marble Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Stocking Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Marietta Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Township, Marble Township, Stocking Township and Marietta Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wahoo 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 Wahoo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wahoo Township?
$88,214 (±$13,892) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wahoo Township?
3.9%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wahoo Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wahoo Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Omaha (32%, 25 mi), Lincoln (16%, 26 mi), Wahoo (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wahoo Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wahoo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wahoo 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.