Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAbington Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Abington Township has 31 jobs, against 392 working residents. Hardly any work in Abington Township itself; outside it, Richmond draws the most (41%, 8 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 42 minutes (Indiana 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Abington Township, in brief
Abington Township is a place people come home to
There are 31 jobs based in Abington Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Abington Township has about 440 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
41% of Abington Township works in Richmond
160 working residents, 41%, have their main job in Richmond, 8.2 miles away. That’s 41 times as many as work in Abington Township itself. The commute map ↓
Abington Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 138 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (21 to 27 minutes). 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 392 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Abington Township
On a workday 389 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Abington Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Out of Abington Township to work: where people go
Where Abington Township clocks in
6% 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.
Commuting from Abington Township: about 42 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Abington Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 305 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
A place that makes things: 71% of Abington Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Abington Township, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 31. 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 Abington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Abington Township commutes
About 24% 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.
Abington Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Abington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abington Township | – | — | — | 42 min | $80,278 |
| Brownsville Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Center Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 21 min | $68,821 |
| Boston Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brownsville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Boston Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Abington 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 Abington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Abington Township?
$80,278 (±$30,420) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Abington Township?
2.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Abington Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Abington Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richmond (41%, 8 mi), Indianapolis (6%, 61 mi), Eaton (4%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Abington 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 Abington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Abington 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.