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Jobs & commute in Boggstown

Jobs and earnings in Boggstown, and the trip to work

Hardly any work in Boggstown; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (29%, 19 miles). 50% of workers work from home; Indiana has 11%. The Census job records count 17 working residents of Boggstown and no jobs based in it.

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

Day and night

A workday in Boggstown: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

17live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night600
Workday580
600live here− 17head out to work+ 0come in to work= 580on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

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 Boggstown’s working residents head each day

Beech Grove: 2 residents work here (12%)Greenfield: 1 residents work here (6%)Shelbyville: 1 residents work here (6%)Franklin: 1 residents work here (6%)Whitestown: 1 residents work here (6%)Greenwood: 1 residents work here (6%)Carmel: 1 residents work here (6%)Fort Wayne: 1 residents work here (6%)Moral Township: 1 residents work here (6%)Indianapolis: 5 residents work here (29%)BoggstownIndianapolisBeech GroveGreenfieldShelbyvilleFranklinWhitestownBoggstown
1
Indianapolis19.4 mi away
29%5
2
Beech Grove14.1 mi away
12%2
3
Greenfield17.6 mi away
6%1
4
Shelbyville7.3 mi away
6%1
5
Franklin8.7 mi away
6%1
6
Whitestown37.3 mi away
6%1
7
Greenwood10.7 mi away
6%1
8
Carmel30.5 mi away
6%1
9
Fort Wayne112.9 mi away
6%1
10
Moral Township6.9 mi away
6%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
12%2
The top trips

Where Boggstown 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

Working from home in Boggstown

Working from home
50%

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

About 5 in 10
How Boggstown gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 69 commuters (the 50% 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

The commute from Boggstown, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miIndianapolis: 29% · 19.4 miBeech Grove: 12% · 14.1 miGreenfield: 6% · 17.6 miShelbyville: 6% · 7.3 miFranklin: 6% · 8.7 miWhitestown: 6% · 37.3 miGreenwood: 6% · 10.7 miCarmel: 6% · 30.5 miFort Wayne: 6% · 112.9 miMoral Township: 6% · 6.9 miIndianapolis 29%Beech Grove 12%Greenfield 6%Shelbyville 6%Franklin 6%Boggstown
BoggstownTop destinations (size = commuters)
29%Under 10 mi5 residents
41%10–24 mi7 residents
18%25–50 mi3 residents
12%Over 50 mi2 residents

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 Boggstown: questions

What is the median household income in Boggstown?

$68,321 (±$32,157) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Boggstown?

0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Boggstown work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (29%, 19 mi), Beech Grove (12%, 14 mi), Greenfield (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Boggstown

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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.