Boone Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Boone Township report 34 jobs, and 223 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Boone Township for work; outside it, Indianapolis is the main destination (16%, 45 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes, next to 24 for Indiana and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Boone Township: the figures worth knowing
Boone Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Boone Township is Indianapolis, 45 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (35) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Boone Township is a place people come home to
There are 34 jobs based in Boone Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Boone Township has about 480 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 223 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Miles to work from Boone Township
About 15% 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.
In and out of Boone Township on a workday
On a workday 223 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Boone Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Boone Township goes to work
Where Boone Township clocks in
16% of workers
13% 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.
What Boone Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Boone Township, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 34. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Boone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way for Boone Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 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 347 commuters (the 7% 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 towns around Boone Township
The biggest share goes to Monroe Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Boone Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $110,116 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Duck Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Van Buren Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 25 min | $56,250 |
| Monroe Township | 2% | C+ | C | 30 min | $67,409 |
| Pipe Creek Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 28 min | $62,835 |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township and Duck Creek 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Boone Township: questions
What is the median household income in Boone Township?
$110,116 (±$22,021) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Boone Township?
24.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Boone Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Boone Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (16%, 45 mi), Anderson (13%, 18 mi), Elwood (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Boone Township without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% 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), 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.