With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Wakefield Township works elsewhere
Only 7% work in Wakefield Township itself; outside it, Wakefield draws the most (27%, 3 miles). There are 266 jobs in Wakefield Township for 537 working residents. At 19 minutes each way, commutes from Wakefield Township run about the Nebraska average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Wakefield Township, in a few figures
Commuting out of Wakefield Township: the destinations
Where Wakefield Township clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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.
In and out of Wakefield Township on a workday
On a workday 499 residents head out to work, 38 work right here, and 228 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Wakefield Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Wakefield Township works in goods: 33% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wakefield Township, 2014 → 2024: 195 → 266. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wakefield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Wakefield Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wakefield Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 562 commuters (the 10% 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 Wakefield Township goes to work
About 19% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Wakefield Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wakefield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $58,125 |
| Springbank Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Emerson Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Springbank Township, Emerson Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wakefield 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 2024, 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 Wakefield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wakefield Township?
$58,125 (±$15,293) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wakefield Township?
6.5%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wakefield Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wakefield Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wakefield (27%, 3 mi), Wayne (12%, 10 mi), Sioux City (7%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Wakefield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wakefield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wakefield Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.