Wood River Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
21 jobs are based in Wood River Township, and 118 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Wood River Township; the top destination outside it is Broken Bow (19%, 20 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 11% across Nebraska.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Wood River Township
On a workday 115 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Wood River Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where the trip to work from Wood River Township ends
Where Wood River Township clocks in
19% of workers
8% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 43% of the jobs in Wood River Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wood River Township, 2014 → 2024: 50 → 21. 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 Wood River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Wood River Township, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wood River Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 132 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.
How far Wood River Township’s workers travel
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Wood River Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Delight Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wood River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood River Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $96,500 |
| Loup Township | under 3% | — | — | 52 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Custer Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| East Custer Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Delight Township | 4% | — | — | 12 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Loup Township, Grant Township, Custer Township, East Custer Township and Delight Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wood River 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 Wood River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wood River Township?
$96,500 (±$18,325) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wood River Township?
5.5%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wood River Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wood River Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Broken Bow (19%, 20 mi), Callaway (13%, 13 mi), Broken Bow Township (8%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Wood River Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wood River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wood River 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.