Leicester Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
3% of workers work from home, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%. Leicester Township has 42 jobs for 127 working residents. Hardly any work in Leicester Township itself; outside it, Sutton draws the most (22%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Leicester Township on a workday
On a workday 126 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Leicester Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 Leicester Township goes to work
Where Leicester Township clocks in
22% 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.
71% of the jobs in Leicester Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leicester Township, 2013 → 2023: 106 → 42. 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 Leicester Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Leicester Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leicester Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 227 commuters (the 3% 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.
Where in the region Leicester Township works
About 23% 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.
Next door to Leicester Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leicester Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $120,250 |
| Harvard Township | under 2% | C | B | 22 min | $64,375 |
| Inland Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Inland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leicester 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 Leicester Township: questions
What is the median household income in Leicester Township?
$120,250 (±$8,441) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leicester Township?
5.4%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leicester Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leicester Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sutton (22%, 19 mi), Hastings (17%, 10 mi), Grand Island (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leicester Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leicester Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leicester 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.