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Jobs & commute in Bethlehem Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Bethlehem Township works elsewhere

Hardly any work in Bethlehem Township; the top destination outside it is Logansport (33%, 8 miles). There are 16 jobs in Bethlehem Township, against 278 working residents. For 19% of workers, the job is at home; Indiana has 11%.

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

What stands out · In brief

Where Bethlehem Township stands out on work

Bethlehem Township is a place people come home to

There are 16 jobs based in Bethlehem Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bethlehem Township has about 460 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Bethlehem Township and Logansport trade workers both ways

Logansport is the top workplace for Bethlehem Township residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Bethlehem Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓

Home offices are common in Bethlehem Township

19% of Bethlehem Township workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Time on the road ↓

Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 278 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Bethlehem Township

On a workday 276 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.

276live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
14work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night720
Workday460
720live here− 280head out to work+ 14come in to work= 460on a workday

About 460 people are in Bethlehem Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.06jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Commuting out of Bethlehem Township: the destinations

Walton: 5 residents work here (2%)Rochester: 11 residents work here (4%)Peru: 4 residents work here (1%)Logansport: 92 residents work here (33%)AndersonKokomo: 16 residents work here (6%)Lafayette: 9 residents work here (3%)Fort Wayne: 7 residents work here (3%)Noble TownshipHarrison TownshipClay TownshipDeer Creek TownshipRichland TownshipBethlehem TownshipAdams TownshipClinton Township: 22 residents work here (8%)Wayne TownshipLiberty Township: 7 residents work here (3%)Jefferson TownshipShelby TownshipIndianapolis: 9 residents work here (3%)LogansportClinton TownshipKokomoRochesterLafayetteIndianapolisBethlehem Township
1
Logansport8.4 mi away
33%92
2
Clinton Township12.5 mi away
8%22
3
Kokomo28.9 mi away
6%16
4
Rochester14.7 mi away
4%11
5
Lafayette43.4 mi away
3%9
6
Indianapolis75.4 mi away
3%9
7
Fort Wayne62.5 mi away
3%7
8
Liberty Township7.2 mi away
3%7
9
Walton14.2 mi away
2%5
10
Peru14.1 mi away
1%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%96
The top trips

Where Bethlehem Township clocks in

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

About 22 minutes to work from Bethlehem Township

A year of commuting
167 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Bethlehem Township22 min
Indiana24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
19%

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

About 2 in 10
How Bethlehem Township gets to work
84%Drive alone
16%Carpool

Share of the 212 commuters (the 19% 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.

The jobs

Goods, not services: 44% of the jobs in Bethlehem Township

Jobs based in Bethlehem TownshipJobs Bethlehem Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms44%31%
Trade, transport & utilities56%19%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%29%
Over $3,333 a month75%53%

Who does it

29 or younger13%21%
30 to 5438%54%
55 and older50%26%
−11%

Jobs based in Bethlehem Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 16. 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 2023.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bethlehem Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How many miles Bethlehem Township commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLogansport: 33% · 8.4 miClinton Township: 8% · 12.5 miKokomo: 6% · 28.9 miRochester: 4% · 14.7 miLafayette: 3% · 43.4 miIndianapolis: 3% · 75.4 miFort Wayne: 3% · 62.5 miLiberty Township: 3% · 7.2 miWalton: 2% · 14.2 miPeru: 1% · 14.1 miLogansport 33%Clinton Township 8%Kokomo 6%Rochester 4%Lafayette 3%Bethlehem Township
Bethlehem TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
36%Under 10 mi100 residents
28%10–24 mi78 residents
16%25–50 mi45 residents
20%Over 50 mi55 residents

About 20% 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 2023.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Next door to Bethlehem Township

The biggest share goes to Liberty Township (3%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Bethlehem Township22 min
Clay Township24 min
Liberty Township25 min
Harrison Township25 min
Wayne Township29 min
Adams Township44 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownBethlehem Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Bethlehem Township–——22 min$79,792
Adams Townshipunder 2%——44 min—
Harrison Townshipunder 2%——25 min—
Clay Townshipunder 2%C−D24 min$64,309
Liberty Township3%D−D−25 min$53,750
Wayne Townshipunder 2%——29 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Adams Township: not graded. Harrison Township and Wayne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Bethlehem Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 Bethlehem Township: questions

What is the median household income in Bethlehem Township?

$79,792 (±$68,682) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Bethlehem Township?

4.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Bethlehem Township?

22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Bethlehem Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Logansport (33%, 8 mi), Clinton Township (8%, 12 mi), Kokomo (6%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Bethlehem Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Bethlehem Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Bethlehem Township

Bethlehem Township home →

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.