Wabash and Erie Canal Culvert #100 · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Adams Township works elsewhere
Adams Township has 9 jobs; 255 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Adams Township itself; outside it, Lafayette draws the most (20%, 25 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all; Indiana has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Adams Township: the figures worth knowing
Adams Township is a place people come home to
There are 9 jobs based in Adams Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Adams Township has about 270 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Adams Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Adams Township is Lafayette, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 20% of working residents (51) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Adams Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 92 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 255 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Adams Township on a workday
On a workday 253 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Adams Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Near or far: the trip to work from Adams Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting to work from Adams Township takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Adams Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 222 commuters (the 0% 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.
Commuting out of Adams Township: the destinations
Where Adams Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
What Adams Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Adams Township, 2014 → 2024: 7 → 9. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Adams Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Adams Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Adams Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $84,487 |
| Rock Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Idaville | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 23 min | $57,734 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B | D | 29 min | $90,750 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rock Creek Township, Lincoln Township, Liberty Township, Idaville and Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Adams 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 2024, 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 Adams Township: questions
What is the median household income in Adams Township?
$84,487 (±$12,090) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Adams Township?
2.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Adams Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Adams Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (20%, 25 mi), Monticello (9%, 9 mi), Indianapolis (8%, 68 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Adams Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Adams Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Adams Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.