Joseph and Sarah Puterbaugh Farm · Photo: Adam L. Turner · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Concord Township are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns
About one in four work in Concord Township; the top destination outside it is Elkhart (36%, 3 miles). 16.5% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 12.3% for Indiana as a whole. Jobs and income earn Concord Township C+; getting around on foot earns it B+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Concord Township, in a few figures
Much of Concord Township works one town over
52% of working residents work in a town that borders Concord Township: Elkhart (36%), Goshen (12%) and Baugo Township (2%). Next door ↓
Concord Township trades workers with the towns around it
Concord Township has about as many jobs (27,081) as working residents (23,876), but they are mostly different people: 18,202 residents leave for work each day while 21,407 people come in. Only 21% of the jobs in Concord Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Concord Township makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in Concord Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Concord Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 42%. The jobs ↓
Most Concord Township residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Commutes from Concord 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Concord Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Concord Township is better than 40% of U.S. towns, #412 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Concord Township’s grade up (ahead of 74% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($55,206, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Concord Township could be anywhere from C to B−.
Who commutes out of Concord Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 18,202 residents head out to work, 5,674 work right here, and 21,407 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 (1.13 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
40% of the jobs in Concord Township make or build things
27,081 jobs are based in Concord Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Concord Township, 2014 → 2024: 28,730 → 27,081. 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 Concord Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Concord Township
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.
Getting to work from Concord Township takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Concord Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24,275 commuters (the 5% 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 the trip to work from Concord Township ends
Where Concord Township clocks in
36% of workers
12% of workers
6% 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.
Concord Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Concord Township is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #94 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Concord 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 25,436 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.1% of Concord Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Concord Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Concord Township ranks: 625th of 797 U.S. towns of 39,000 to 76,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Fall Creek Township IN | 75,188 | $146K | 3.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Perry Township IN | 39,325 | $112K | 3.4% | 1.3% | 17% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Westfield IN | 66,258 | $123K | 3.6% | 2.8% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 623 | Apache Junction AZ | 45,672 | $61K | 10.6% | 6.5% | 6% | C+ |
| 624 | Lancaster OH | 41,956 | $59K | 12.6% | 5.0% | 25% | C+ |
| 625 | Concord Township IN | 56,145 | $55K | 16.5% | 3.9% | 24% | C+ |
| 626 | Cathedral City CA | 52,375 | $74K | 13.1% | 6.0% | 10% | C+ |
| 627 | Urbana IL | 39,719 | $45K | 28.0% | 4.7% | 20% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 797 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 25% | 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 Concord Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
52% of Concord Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Concord Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Township | – | C+ | B+ | 19 min | $55,206 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 19 min | $112,136 |
| Osolo Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 20 min | $61,379 |
| Goshen | 12% | C+ | A− | 19 min | $59,184 |
| Baugo Township | 2% | B+ | C− | 24 min | $80,960 |
| Elkhart Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 19 min | $63,925 |
| Elkhart | 36% | C+ | A− | 19 min | $51,028 |
| Cleveland Township | 2% | B+ | C | 25 min | $84,375 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | B | B− | 17 min | $80,938 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Elkhart. Darker towns draw more of Concord 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 Concord Township: questions
What is the median household income in Concord Township?
$55,206 (±$3,685) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Concord Township?
16.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Concord Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Concord Township work?
24% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elkhart (36%, 3 mi), Goshen (12%, 8 mi), South Bend (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Concord Township walkable?
Concord Township is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Concord Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Concord Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Concord 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. 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.