Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainWork, pay and getting to work in Wisner Township
Only 1% work in Wisner Township itself; outside it, Wisner draws the most (14%, 4 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all (Nebraska 11%). A typical one-way commute from Wisner Township lasts 17 minutes (Nebraska 19, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wisner Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 68 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 61 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 (0.90 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.
Commuting out of Wisner Township: the destinations
Where Wisner Township clocks in
14% of workers
6% 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.
Wisner Township makes things: 97% of its jobs are in goods
62 jobs are based in Wisner Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wisner Township, 2013 → 2023: 80 → 62. 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 Wisner Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 17 minutes in Wisner Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wisner Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 76 commuters (the 0% 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.
The commute from Wisner Township, by distance
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.
18% of Wisner Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wisner Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisner Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $92,083 |
| Wisner | 14% | C− | B | 17 min | $61,739 |
| Blaine Township | 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Beemer Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Bismark Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blaine Township, Beemer Township and Bismark Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wisner. Darker towns draw more of Wisner 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 Wisner Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wisner Township?
$92,083 (±$29,487) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wisner Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wisner Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wisner Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wisner (14%, 4 mi), West Point (14%, 16 mi), Norfolk (6%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wisner 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 Wisner Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wisner 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.