Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Leshara Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Leshara Township; the top destination outside it is Omaha (30%, 21 miles). 55 jobs are based in Leshara Township, against 304 working residents. The average commute takes 25 minutes each way (Nebraska 19, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Leshara Township at work: what stands out
Leshara Township is a place people come home to
There are 55 jobs based in Leshara Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Leshara Township has about 350 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
30% of Leshara Township works in Omaha
92 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Omaha, 21 miles away. That’s 30 times as many as work in Leshara Township itself. The commute map ↓
Leshara Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 25 minutes each way, against 19 across Nebraska. Over a year that’s about 192 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 304 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Leshara Township on a workday
On a workday 302 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Leshara Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 Leshara Township’s working residents head each day
Where Leshara Township clocks in
30% of workers
11% 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.
Leshara Township’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leshara Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 297 commuters (the 15% 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 kinds of work in Leshara Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leshara Township, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 55. 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 Leshara Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Leshara Township
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.
Leshara Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Valley (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leshara Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leshara Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $121,190 |
| Union Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 26 min | $110,282 |
| Pohocco Township | 2% | A | B− | 26 min | $100,313 |
| Valley | 6% | A | C− | 29 min | $110,200 |
| Marietta Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Marietta Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leshara 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 Leshara Township: questions
What is the median household income in Leshara Township?
$121,190 (±$15,331) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leshara Township?
1.3%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leshara Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leshara Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Omaha (30%, 21 mi), Fremont (20%, 8 mi), Lincoln (11%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leshara Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leshara Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leshara 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.