Photo: Evking22 · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Columbia Township works elsewhere
There are 32 jobs in Columbia Township for 439 working residents. Hardly any work in Columbia Township itself; outside it, Jasper draws the most (31%, 13 miles). The average commute takes 27 minutes each way, 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
What stands out about work in Columbia Township
Columbia Township is a place people come home to
There are 32 jobs based in Columbia Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Columbia Township has about 580 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
31% of Columbia Township works in Jasper
134 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Jasper, 13 miles away. That’s far more as work in Columbia Township itself. 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 439 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Columbia Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 437 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Columbia Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 places Columbia Township commutes to
Where Columbia Township clocks in
31% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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.
A place that makes things: 84% of Columbia Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Columbia Township, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 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 Columbia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Columbia Township’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Columbia Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 326 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.
How far Columbia Township goes to work
About 18% 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.
Work in the towns next to Columbia Township
The biggest share goes to Hall Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Columbia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $72,411 |
| Hall Township | 2% | B− | C− | 29 min | $91,047 |
| Harbison Township | 2% | B+ | C | 25 min | $113,125 |
| Lost River Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lost River Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Columbia 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 Columbia Township: questions
What is the median household income in Columbia Township?
$72,411 (±$20,603) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Columbia Township?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Columbia 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 Columbia Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jasper (31%, 13 mi), Ferdinand (7%, 19 mi), Dubois (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Columbia 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 Columbia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Columbia 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.