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Jobs & commute in Blanford

Where Blanford earns its living

The Census job records count 113 working residents of Blanford and no jobs based in it. 23% of workers have no commute at all; Indiana has 11%. Hardly any work in Blanford; the top destination outside it is Terre Haute (26%, 16 miles).

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

0 jobs based here
Poverty
20.3%
Indiana 12.3%
Unemployment
0.0%
Indiana 4.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 113 working residents
Work from home
23%
Indiana 11% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Who works in Blanford, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 113 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

113live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night280
Workday170
280live here− 110head out to work+ 0come in to work= 170on a workday

About 170 people are in Blanford on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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

Where the trip to work from Blanford ends

Paris: 4 residents work here (4%)Danville: 2 residents work here (2%)Fairview Park: 2 residents work here (2%)Clinton: 6 residents work here (5%)Fishers: 3 residents work here (3%)Terre Haute: 29 residents work here (26%)Clinton Township: 11 residents work here (10%)Helt Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Otter Creek Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Indianapolis: 11 residents work here (10%)BlanfordTerre HauteClinton TownshipIndianapolisClintonParisFishersBlanford
1
Terre Haute16.1 mi away
26%29
2
Clinton Township3.6 mi away
10%11
3
Indianapolis73.5 mi away
10%11
4
Clinton6.2 mi away
5%6
5
Paris, IL9.7 mi away
4%4
6
Fishers84.8 mi away
3%3
7
Helt Township7.3 mi away
3%3
8
Otter Creek Township11.8 mi away
3%3
9
Danville, IL33.1 mi away
2%2
10
Fairview Park5.7 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%39
The top trips

Where Blanford clocks in

26% of workers
16.1 mi awayTerre Haute29 Blanford residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10% of workers
3.6 mi awayClinton Township11 Blanford residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10% of workers
73.5 mi awayIndianapolis11 Blanford residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

Working from home in Blanford

Working from home
23%

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

About 2 in 10
How Blanford gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 56 commuters (the 23% 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.

How far

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Blanford

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miTerre Haute: 26% · 16.1 miClinton Township: 10% · 3.6 miIndianapolis: 10% · 73.5 miClinton: 5% · 6.2 miParis: 4% · 9.7 miFishers: 3% · 84.8 miHelt Township: 3% · 7.3 miOtter Creek Township: 3% · 11.8 miDanville: 2% · 33.1 miFairview Park: 2% · 5.7 miTerre Haute 26%Clinton Township 10%Indianapolis 10%Clinton 5%Paris 4%Blanford
BlanfordTop destinations (size = commuters)
24%Under 10 mi27 residents
39%10–24 mi44 residents
9%25–50 mi10 residents
28%Over 50 mi32 residents

About 28% 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.

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 Blanford: questions

What is the poverty rate in Blanford?

20.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Blanford work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Terre Haute (26%, 16 mi), Clinton Township (10%, 4 mi), Indianapolis (10%, 74 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Blanford 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 Blanford, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Blanford

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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.