Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Carrollton Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Carrollton Township has 73 jobs for 318 working residents. Only 1% work in Carrollton Township itself; outside it, Lafayette draws the most (16%, 26 miles). The trip to work takes 29 minutes on average, 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
Carrollton Township and work: the main findings
Carrollton Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Carrollton Township is Lafayette, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (51) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Carrollton Township is a place people come home to
There are 73 jobs based in Carrollton Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Carrollton Township has about 390 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Carrollton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 318 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Carrollton Township’s workers travel
About 22% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Carrollton Township
On a workday 314 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Carrollton Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Carrollton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carrollton Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 434 commuters (the 8% 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.
Where Carrollton Township’s working residents head each day
Where Carrollton Township clocks in
8% 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.
67% of the jobs in Carrollton Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carrollton Township, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 73. 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 Carrollton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Carrollton Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Carrollton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $79,688 |
| Ervin Township | under 2% | B | D | 28 min | $120,135 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Deer Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Burlington Township | under 2% | C | D | 27 min | $86,544 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 25 min | $62,188 |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township and Deer Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Carrollton 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 Carrollton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Carrollton Township?
$79,688 (±$29,340) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carrollton Township?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carrollton Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carrollton Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (16%, 26 mi), Kokomo (9%, 17 mi), Indianapolis (8%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Carrollton 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 Carrollton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carrollton 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.