Boone Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 23 minutes each way, next to 24 for Indiana and 26 for the U.S. There are 4 jobs in Boone Township, against 64 working residents. Hardly any stay in Boone Township for work; outside it, Indianapolis is the main destination (14%, 113 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Boone Township
On a workday 64 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 76 people are in Boone Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
Out of Boone Township to work: where people go
Where Boone 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.
In Boone Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Boone Township, 2014 → 2024: 1 → 4. 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 Boone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Boone Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Boone Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 commuters (the 9% 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.
Boone Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 35% 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.
Next door to Boone Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Boone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Township | – | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Ohio Township | under 2% | — | — | 52 min | — |
| Alton | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Oil Township | under 2% | B | D− | 35 min | $92,946 |
Same-state neighbors only. Ohio Township, Alton and Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Boone 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 Boone Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Boone Township?
61.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Boone Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Boone Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (14%, 113 mi), Corydon (6%, 17 mi), Jasper (6%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Boone Township 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 Boone Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Boone 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.