Most of West Blue Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in West Blue Township; the top destination outside it is Geneva (30%, 9 miles). There are 17 jobs in West Blue Township, and 50 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 20% of workers, against 11% across Nebraska.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
West Blue Township by day and by night
On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36 people are in West Blue Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
Where West Blue Township’s working residents head each day
Where West Blue Township clocks in
30% of workers
4% 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.
47% of the jobs in West Blue Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Blue Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 17. 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 West Blue Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in West Blue Township
of West Blue Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 36 commuters (the 20% 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 West Blue Township
About 20% 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 West Blue Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Blue Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Blue Township | – | — | — | — | $58,750 |
| Exeter-Fairmont Consolidated Township | under 2% | C− | B+ | 21 min | $72,727 |
| Grafton Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grafton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Blue 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 West Blue Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Blue Township?
$58,750 (±$41,085) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Blue Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in West Blue Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Geneva (30%, 9 mi), Exeter (6%, 11 mi), Fairmont (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Blue 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 West Blue Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Blue 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.