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Jobs & commute in Adams

Jobs and the daily commute in Adams

Adams has 75 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. 0% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Hardly any work in Adams itself; outside it, Greensburg draws the most (24%, 4 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

0 jobs based here
Household income
$66K
median · Indiana $72K
Poverty
15.7%
Indiana 12.3%
Unemployment
0.0%
Indiana 4.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 75 working residents
Work from home
0%
Indiana 11% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Adams by day and by night

On a workday 75 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

75live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night120
Workday46
120live here− 75head out to work+ 0come in to work= 46on a workday

About 46 people are in Adams on a workday afternoon, 62% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Adams to work: where people go

St. Paul: 1 residents work here (1%)Greensburg: 18 residents work here (24%)Shelbyville: 4 residents work here (5%)Columbus: 7 residents work here (9%)Washington Township: 9 residents work here (12%)Adams Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Clay Township: 3 residents work here (4%)Sandcreek Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Clinton Township: 3 residents work here (4%)Indianapolis: 4 residents work here (5%)AdamsGreensburgWashington TownshipColumbusShelbyvilleIndianapolisClay TownshipAdams
1
Greensburg3.9 mi away
24%18
2
Washington Township5.7 mi away
12%9
3
Columbus22.8 mi away
9%7
4
Shelbyville16.1 mi away
5%4
5
Indianapolis41.4 mi away
5%4
6
Clay Township5.7 mi away
4%3
7
Clinton Township5.8 mi away
4%3
8
Adams Township2.3 mi away
3%2
9
Sandcreek Township12.1 mi away
3%2
10
St. Paul4.8 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%22
The top trips

Where Adams clocks in

24%Greensburg
24% of workers
3.9 mi awayGreensburg18 Adams residents work here · Jobs & commute →
12%Washington Township
12% of workers
5.7 mi awayWashington Township9 Adams residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9% of workers
22.8 mi awayColumbus7 Adams residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Adams

Working from home
0%

of Adams workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Adams gets to work
69%Drive alone
31%Carpool

Share of the 32 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.

How far

How far Adams goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 miGreensburg: 24% · 3.9 miWashington Township: 12% · 5.7 miColumbus: 9% · 22.8 miShelbyville: 5% · 16.1 miIndianapolis: 5% · 41.4 miClay Township: 4% · 5.7 miClinton Township: 4% · 5.8 miAdams Township: 3% · 2.3 miSandcreek Township: 3% · 12.1 miSt. Paul: 1% · 4.8 miGreensburg 24%Columbus 9%Shelbyville 5%Indianapolis 5%Adams
AdamsTop destinations (size = commuters)
50%Under 10 mi37 residents
24%10–24 mi18 residents
15%25–50 mi11 residents
11%Over 50 mi8 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Adams: questions

What is the median household income in Adams?

$65,652 (±$9,016) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Adams?

15.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Adams work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greensburg (24%, 4 mi), Washington Township (12%, 6 mi), Columbus (9%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Adams 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, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Adams

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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.