With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Walnut Grove Township works elsewhere
15 jobs are based in Walnut Grove Township; 27 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Walnut Grove Township; the top destination outside it is Creighton (33%, 17 miles). For 58% of workers, the job is at home, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Walnut Grove Township by day and by night
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 69 people are in Walnut Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 15% 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.
Commuting out of Walnut Grove Township: the destinations
Where Walnut Grove Township clocks in
11% 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.
The kinds of work in Walnut Grove Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walnut Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 15. 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 Walnut Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Walnut Grove Township
of Walnut Grove Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11 commuters (the 58% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Walnut Grove Township
About 30% 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.
How Walnut Grove Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walnut Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Grove Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Iowa Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Township | under 4% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Willowdale Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Iowa Township, Logan Township, Washington Township, Willowdale Township and Jefferson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Walnut Grove Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Walnut Grove Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Creighton (33%, 17 mi), Center (11%, 20 mi), Verdigre (11%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walnut Grove 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.