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Jobs & commute in Corunna

Jobs, income and commuting in Corunna, IN

The trip to work takes 46 minutes on average (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). 0% of workers have no commute at all (Indiana 11%). Only 2% work in Corunna itself; outside it, Fort Wayne draws the most (23%, 24 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who works in Corunna, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 103 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 122 people come in from elsewhere.

103live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
122work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night240
Workday260
240live here− 100head out to work+ 120come in to work= 260on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
1.18jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (1.18 per resident).

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 commute map

The places Corunna commutes to

CorunnaHudsonAvilla: 2 residents work here (2%)Lagrange: 3 residents work here (3%)Waterloo: 8 residents work here (8%)Garrett: 6 residents work here (6%)Kendallville: 6 residents work here (6%)Angola: 3 residents work here (3%)Auburn: 21 residents work here (20%)HuntertownFort Wayne: 24 residents work here (23%)Grant TownshipJackson TownshipWilmington Township: 4 residents work here (4%)Jimmerson LakeFort WayneAuburnWaterlooGarrettKendallvilleWilmington TownshipCorunna
1
Fort Wayne24 mi away
23%24
2
Auburn6.5 mi away
20%21
3
Waterloo4.8 mi away
8%8
4
Garrett5.8 mi away
6%6
5
Kendallville5.9 mi away
6%6
64%4
7
Lagrange20.4 mi away
3%3
8
Angola16.2 mi away
3%3
9
Corunna (in town)right here
2%2
10
Avilla6.7 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
25%26
The top trips

Where Corunna clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

68% of the jobs in Corunna pay over $3,333 a month

124 jobs are based in Corunna.

Jobs based in CorunnaJobs Corunna residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms1%39%
Trade, transport & utilities84%13%
Services: health, schools, offices15%48%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less17%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month15%25%
Over $3,333 a month68%62%

Who does it

29 or younger29%25%
30 to 5451%57%
55 and older20%18%
+148%

Jobs based in Corunna, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 124. 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 Corunna’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Corunna spends getting to work: about 46 minutes

A year of commuting
353 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Corunna46 min
Indiana24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Corunna workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Corunna gets to work
89%Drive alone
8%Carpool
2%Walk

Share of the 83 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.

How far

How far Corunna’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi30 miFort Wayne: 23% · 24 miAuburn: 20% · 6.5 miWaterloo: 8% · 4.8 miGarrett: 6% · 5.8 miKendallville: 6% · 5.9 miWilmington Township: 4% · 12.5 miLagrange: 3% · 20.4 miAngola: 3% · 16.2 miAvilla: 2% · 6.7 miFort Wayne 23%Auburn 20%Waterloo 8%Garrett 6%Kendallville 6%Corunna
CorunnaTop destinations (size = commuters)
50%Under 10 mi52 residents
34%10–24 mi36 residents
8%25–50 mi8 residents
9%Over 50 mi9 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Corunna: questions

What is the median household income in Corunna?

$57,500 (±$18,160) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Corunna?

6.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Corunna?

46 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Corunna work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (23%, 24 mi), Auburn (20%, 6 mi), Waterloo (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Corunna without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Corunna, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Corunna

Corunna home →

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.