Big Creek Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
At home: 3% of workers have no commute at all (Indiana 11%). Only 4% work in Big Creek Township itself; outside it, Lafayette draws the most (19%, 20 miles). Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average, next to 24 for Indiana and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Big Creek Township apart
Who works in Big Creek Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 399 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 299 people come in from elsewhere.
About 740 people are in Big Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 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.
Where people from Big Creek Township work
Where Big Creek Township clocks in
14% of workers
6% 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.
65% of the jobs in Big Creek Township pay over $3,333 a month
314 jobs are based in Big Creek Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Big Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 246 → 314. 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 Big Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Big Creek Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Big Creek Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 355 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.
The commute from Big Creek Township, by distance
About 22% 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.
Big Creek Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Big Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Creek Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $71,667 |
| Union Township | 4% | C | C | 21 min | $62,052 |
| Prairie Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $81,731 |
| Honey Creek Township | 3% | B− | C | 19 min | $76,607 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 23 min | $57,734 |
| West Point Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Point Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Union Township. Darker towns draw more of Big Creek 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 Big Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Big Creek Township?
$71,667 (±$6,863) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Big Creek Township?
8.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Big Creek Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Big Creek Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (19%, 20 mi), Monticello (14%, 7 mi), Indianapolis (6%, 73 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Big Creek 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 Big Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Big Creek 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.