Photo: Praiawart · CC BY 4.0Leeds has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Commuters spend 31 minutes getting to work on average, next to 22 for Wisconsin and 26 for the U.S. There are 114 jobs in Leeds for 421 working residents. Hardly any stay in Leeds for work; outside it, Madison is the main destination (25%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Leeds in brief
Leeds is a place people come home to
There are 114 jobs based in Leeds, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Leeds has about 440 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Leeds workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 69 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 421 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Leeds
On a workday 420 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 113 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Leeds 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.
About 31 minutes to work from Leeds
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leeds workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 474 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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 people from Leeds work
Where Leeds clocks in
25% of workers
4% 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.
Leeds works in goods: 39% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leeds, 2013 → 2023: 131 → 114. 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 Leeds’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Leeds, by distance
About 17% 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.
The towns around Leeds
The biggest share goes to Lowville (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leeds workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | – | — | — | 31 min | $98,611 |
| Arlington | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Hampden | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Windsor | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 21 min | $120,048 |
| Lowville | 2% | A− | D− | 30 min | $108,063 |
Same-state neighbors only. Arlington and Hampden: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leeds’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 Leeds: questions
What is the median household income in Leeds?
$98,611 (±$5,483) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leeds?
3.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leeds?
31 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leeds work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Madison (25%, 17 mi), DeForest (5%, 7 mi), Rio (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leeds without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leeds, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leeds
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.