A job hub: Colfax Township has 7.4 jobs per working resident, and 511 people come in to work
There are 516 jobs in Colfax Township; 70 of its residents have a job. Only 7% work in Colfax Township itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (13%, 107 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Colfax Township
On a workday 65 residents head out to work and 5 work right here.
About 620 people are in Colfax Township on a workday afternoon, 262% more 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.
The towns that send workers to Colfax Township
Where Colfax Township clocks in
13% 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.
Goods, not services: 39% of the jobs in Colfax Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colfax Township, 2014 → 2024: 450 → 516. 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 Colfax Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Colfax Township
of Colfax Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 53 commuters (the 0% 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 commute from Colfax Township, by distance
About 29% 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.
Colfax Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colfax Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax Township | – | — | — | — | $119,125 |
| McClellan Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 40 min | $80,953 |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Beaver Township | under 3% | C | C | 29 min | $71,141 |
Same-state neighbors only. McClellan Township and Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Colfax 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 Colfax Township: questions
What is the median household income in Colfax Township?
$119,125 (±$48,891) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colfax Township?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Colfax Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (13%, 107 mi), Morocco (11%, 9 mi), Rensselaer (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Colfax 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 Colfax Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colfax 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.