Calumet Township has lower household incomes than 91% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 27.4% of residents (Indiana 12.3%). Calumet Township grades C− for jobs and income and B for walkability. About one in seven work in Calumet Township; the top destination outside it is Gary (14%, 1 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 Calumet Township
The jobs in Calumet Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
66% of the jobs based in Calumet Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 46% of the jobs Calumet Township residents hold. 80% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Calumet Township. The jobs ↓
A lot of Calumet Township works one town over
28% of working residents work in a town that borders Calumet Township: Gary (14%), Hammond (7%) and East Chicago (4%). Next door ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Calumet Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Calumet Township fell from 37,035 in 2013 to 27,013 in 2023, −27%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
Inside Calumet Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Calumet Township is better than 20% of U.S. towns, #530 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Calumet Township’s grade up (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Calumet Township stays C−.
In Calumet Township, 30% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
27,013 jobs are based in Calumet Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Calumet Township, 2013 → 2023: 37,035 → 27,013. 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 Calumet Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Calumet Township by day and by night
On a workday 26,687 residents head out to work, 5,294 work right here, and 21,719 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Calumet Township to work: where people go
Where Calumet Township clocks in
14% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
The trip to work from Calumet Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Calumet Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31,187 commuters (the 6% 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 Calumet 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.
Most trips from Calumet Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Calumet Township is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns, #190 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Calumet Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 33,163 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 4% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 45% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 11.6% of Calumet Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Calumet Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Calumet Township next to U.S. towns of 63,000 to 121,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Fall Creek Township IN | 75,188 | $146K | 3.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 9 | Clay Township IN | 104,932 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 478 | Peoria City Township IL | 95,876 | $52K | 23.4% | 8.3% | 46% | C− |
| 479 | Center Township IN | 64,861 | $44K | 29.0% | 7.7% | 41% | C− |
| 480 | Calumet Township IN | 89,730 | $47K | 27.4% | 8.8% | 17% | C− |
| 481 | Wayne Township IN | 111,761 | $49K | 23.2% | 8.1% | 27% | C− |
| 482 | Muncie IN | 65,466 | $44K | 29.2% | 7.8% | 39% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 497 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | D |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Calumet Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Bordering towns draw 28% of Calumet Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Calumet Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calumet Township | – | C− | B | 27 min | $46,882 |
| Gary | 14% | C− | B | 26 min | $38,731 |
| Hobart Township | under 4% | C+ | B− | 27 min | $70,273 |
| North Township | under 4% | C+ | A− | 26 min | $61,798 |
| Griffith | under 4% | A− | B− | 28 min | $76,636 |
| Highland | 3% | B | A− | 26 min | $78,062 |
| St. John Township | under 4% | A− | B+ | 31 min | $103,035 |
| Lake Station | under 4% | C | B− | 27 min | $59,591 |
| Hammond | 7% | C | A− | 26 min | $55,504 |
| East Chicago | 4% | C− | A− | 21 min | $42,125 |
| Schererville | under 4% | B+ | B+ | 31 min | $89,466 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Gary. Darker towns draw more of Calumet 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 Calumet Township: questions
What is the median household income in Calumet Township?
$46,882 (±$2,119) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Calumet Township?
27.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Calumet Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Calumet Township work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gary (14%, 1 mi), Chicago (8%, 24 mi), Merrillville (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Calumet Township walkable?
Calumet Township is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Calumet Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Calumet Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Calumet 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.