Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Boston Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). Boston Township has 32 jobs, against 432 working residents. Hardly any work in Boston Township; the top destination outside it is Richmond (39%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Boston Township
Boston Township is a place people come home to
There are 32 jobs based in Boston Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Boston Township has about 520 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Boston Township and Richmond trade workers both ways
Richmond is the top workplace for Boston Township residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Boston Township come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 432 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Boston Township on a workday
On a workday 430 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Boston Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
The towns that employ Boston Township’s residents
Where Boston Township clocks in
9% 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 Boston Township, 50% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Boston Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 32. 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 Boston Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Boston Township: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Boston Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 510 commuters (the 15% 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.
Miles to work from Boston Township
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.
Around Boston Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Boston Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $76,979 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | C− | A− | 20 min | $47,930 |
| Abington Township | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Center Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 21 min | $68,821 |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison Township and Abington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Boston 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 Boston Township: questions
What is the median household income in Boston Township?
$76,979 (±$22,303) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Boston Township?
20.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Boston Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Boston Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richmond (39%, 5 mi), Indianapolis (9%, 67 mi), Connersville (3%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Boston Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Boston Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Boston 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.