Fewer people are out of work in Allen Township (2.2%) than in 82% of U.S. towns
About one in ten stay in Allen Township for work; outside it, Fort Wayne is the main destination (20%, 22 miles). Allen Township grades A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers; Indiana has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Allen Township, in brief
Allen Township makes and builds things
65% of the jobs based in Allen Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Allen Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 40%. The jobs ↓
Allen Township and Fort Wayne trade workers both ways
Fort Wayne is the top workplace for Allen Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Allen Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Allen Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Allen Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Allen Township is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #131 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($78,359, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Allen Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Goods, not services: 65% of the jobs in Allen Township
2,617 jobs are based in Allen Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Allen Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,721 → 2,617. 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 Allen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Allen Township’s residents
Where Allen Township clocks in
19% of workers
5% 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.
About 24 minutes each way, about the IN average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Allen Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,427 commuters (the 3% 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.
Allen Township by day and by night
On a workday 2,882 residents head out to work, 276 work right here, and 2,341 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
How far Allen Township’s workers travel
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.
Most trips from Allen Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Allen Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns, #503 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Allen Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,525 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of Allen Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Allen Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,205 U.S. towns of 5,000 to 9,700, Allen Township comes 938th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 77 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 121 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 172 | New Whiteland IN | 5,937 | $90K | 3.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 936 | DeWitt IA | 5,704 | $93K | 2.8% | 4.1% | 23% | A− |
| 937 | Chatham Township IL | 8,487 | $89K | 4.6% | 3.6% | 3% | A− |
| 938 | Allen Township IN | 7,175 | $78K | 5.8% | 2.2% | 9% | A− |
| 939 | Deerfield MA | 5,147 | $106K | 7.8% | 2.8% | 22% | A− |
| 940 | New Boston NH | 6,276 | $154K | 6.3% | 4.0% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,205 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Allen Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Allen Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Allen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Township | – | A− | D | 24 min | $78,359 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 25 min | $82,396 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 26 min | $60,000 |
| Swan Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 19 min | $112,056 |
| Richland Township | under 2% | A− | C | 31 min | $84,123 |
| Keyser Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 20 min | $62,234 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Allen 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 Allen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Allen Township?
$78,359 (±$9,785) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Allen Township?
5.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Allen Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Allen Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (20%, 22 mi), Kendallville (19%, 4 mi), Avilla (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Allen Township walkable?
Allen Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Allen Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Allen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Allen 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.