Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainFor more than half of its working residents, Columbus Township is a commute to Columbus
A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26. About half work in Columbus Township itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (55%, 0 miles). Columbus Township has 36,731 jobs, against 23,832 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Columbus Township: the gist
More than half of Columbus Township works in Columbus
13,162 working residents, 55%, have their main job in Columbus, 0.1 miles away across the town line. That’s more than work in Columbus Township itself. The commute map ↓
Columbus Township is where the jobs are
Columbus Township has 36,731 jobs, 1.5 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Columbus Township makes and builds things
39% of the jobs based in Columbus Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Columbus Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 36%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Columbus Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Indiana. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Indiana 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.
The daily trip into Columbus Township
Where Columbus Township clocks in
55% of workers
9% of workers
3% 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.
How a workday changes Columbus Township
On a workday 12,454 residents head out to work, 11,378 work right here, and 25,353 people come in from elsewhere.
About 66,000 people are in Columbus Township on a workday afternoon, 24% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 place that makes things: 39% of Columbus Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Columbus Township, 2013 → 2023: 34,195 → 36,731. 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 Columbus Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 19 minutes from Columbus Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Columbus Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21,859 commuters (the 16% 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 Columbus Township’s workers travel
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.
Next door is work for 57% of Columbus Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Columbus Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $75,602 |
| Harrison Township | under 1% | A− | C− | 21 min | $119,877 |
| Clay Township | under 1% | A | D | 31 min | $89,688 |
| Sand Creek Township | under 1% | C+ | D− | 30 min | $71,625 |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | B | D | 23 min | $71,086 |
| Columbus | 55% | B− | B+ | 19 min | $77,456 |
| German Township | 2% | B− | C | 22 min | $74,608 |
| Rock Creek Township | under 1% | A− | D | 23 min | $93,750 |
| Flat Rock Township | under 1% | B+ | D− | 41 min | $89,047 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Columbus. Darker towns draw more of Columbus 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 Columbus Township: questions
What is the median household income in Columbus Township?
$75,602 (±$3,753) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Columbus Township?
11.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Columbus Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Columbus Township work?
48% work in town.
Can you get around Columbus Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Columbus Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Columbus 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.