For about half of its working residents, La Platte is a commute to Omaha
Hardly any work in La Platte; the top destination outside it is Omaha (48%, 15 miles). La Platte has 10 jobs for 27 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of La Platte, and who commutes in
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
0.37 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of La Platte to work: where people go
Where La Platte clocks in
48% of workers
19% 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.
Most jobs in La Platte are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Platte, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 10. 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 La Platte’s own residents hold wherever they work.
La Platte’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Work next door: 19% of La Platte’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Bellevue. Darker towns draw more of La Platte’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 La Platte: questions
Where do people who live in La Platte work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from La Platte, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Platte
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.