Photo: Ɱ · CC BY-SA 4.0Beverly Shores has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Beverly Shores; the top destination outside it is Chesterton (10%, 7 miles). Employers in Beverly Shores report 27 jobs, and 266 of its residents work somewhere. 31% of workers have no commute at all; Indiana has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Beverly Shores stands out on work
Beverly Shores is a place people come home to
There are 27 jobs based in Beverly Shores, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Beverly Shores has about 360 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Beverly Shores workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (26 to 35 minutes). Time on the road ↓
A lot of Beverly Shores works from home
31% of Beverly Shores 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 266 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Beverly Shores: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 266 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Beverly Shores on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 2024, primary jobs.
About 40 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beverly Shores workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 133 commuters (the 31% 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.
Out of Beverly Shores to work: where people go
Where Beverly Shores clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 59% of the jobs in Beverly Shores
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beverly Shores, 2014 → 2024: 11 → 27. 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 Beverly Shores’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Beverly Shores works
About 18% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Beverly Shores compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Town of Pines (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beverly Shores workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Shores | – | — | — | 40 min | $119,948 |
| Town of Pines | 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Pine Township | under 3% | B− | C | 35 min | $75,274 |
| Westchester Township | under 3% | B | B+ | 26 min | $83,129 |
Same-state neighbors only. Town of Pines: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beverly Shores’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 Beverly Shores: questions
What is the median household income in Beverly Shores?
$119,948 (±$19,193) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beverly Shores?
5.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beverly Shores?
40 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beverly Shores work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chesterton (10%, 7 mi), Michigan City (9%, 6 mi), Portage (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Beverly Shores without a car?
13% 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 Beverly Shores, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beverly Shores
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.