Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Arthur has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Arthur; the top destination outside it is Petersburg (13%, 10 miles). Arthur has 11 jobs for 76 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes, where Indiana has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Arthur
On a workday 76 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Arthur on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Where the trip to work from Arthur ends
Where Arthur clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Arthur
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Arthur’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Arthur: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arthur workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 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.
Half of Arthur commutes less than 17 miles
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.
Arthur and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arthur workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur | – | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Monroe Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Monroe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arthur’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 Arthur: questions
What is the poverty rate in Arthur?
42.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arthur?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arthur work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Petersburg (13%, 10 mi), Huntingburg (8%, 16 mi), Jasper (8%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Arthur 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 Arthur, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arthur
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.