Photo: Dlgagen · CC BY-SA 4.0Work, pay and getting to work in Albion Township
A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. About one in seven work in Albion Township itself; outside it, Albion draws the most (18%, 0 miles). There are 1,761 jobs in Albion Township, and 1,034 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Albion Township
Albion Township makes and builds things
52% of the jobs based in Albion Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Albion Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 43%. The jobs ↓
Albion Township is where the jobs are
Albion Township has 1,761 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
The biggest group of Albion Township’s workers comes from Fort Wayne
168 of the people who work in Albion Township live in Fort Wayne, 26 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Albion Township pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in Albion Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
A place that makes things: 52% of Albion Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Albion Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,309 → 1,761. 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 Albion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Albion Township by day
On a workday 895 residents head out to work, 139 work right here, and 1,622 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Albion Township on a workday afternoon, 31% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that send workers to Albion Township
Where Albion Township clocks in
18% 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.
Getting to work from Albion Township takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Albion Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,178 commuters (the 5% 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 Albion Township goes to work
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.
Around Albion Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Albion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $70,403 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 25 min | $82,396 |
| York Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 25 min | $80,972 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Albion 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 Albion Township: questions
What is the median household income in Albion Township?
$70,403 (±$5,238) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Albion Township?
8.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Albion Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Albion Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albion (18%, 0 mi), Fort Wayne (12%, 26 mi), Kendallville (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Albion Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Albion Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Albion 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.