Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Craig Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26. Craig Township has 7 jobs, and 335 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Craig Township for work; outside it, Vevay is the main destination (13%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Craig Township: the gist
Who leaves Craig Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 333 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Craig Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 towns that employ Craig Township’s residents
Where Craig Township clocks in
8% 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.
In Craig Township, 43% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Craig Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 7. 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 Craig Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Craig Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Craig Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 240 commuters (the 9% 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 Craig Township’s workers travel
About 26% 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 next door: 16% of Craig Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Craig Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $82,557 |
| Jefferson Township | 3% | C− | B | 30 min | $58,929 |
| Vevay | 13% | D | B+ | 26 min | $45,962 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 37 min | $105,400 |
| Milton Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Milton Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Vevay. Darker towns draw more of Craig 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 Craig Township: questions
What is the median household income in Craig Township?
$82,557 (±$61,069) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Craig Township?
17.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Craig Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Craig Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vevay (13%, 4 mi), York Township (8%, 11 mi), Indianapolis (4%, 88 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Craig Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Craig Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Craig 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.