Photo: T. Tolbert · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Crown Point top those of 78% of U.S. towns
6.8% of residents live below the poverty line, against 12.3% across Indiana. The two grades for Crown Point are A for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in five stay in Crown Point for work; outside it, Merrillville is the main destination (9%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Crown Point in brief
Crown Point trades workers with the towns around it
Crown Point has about as many jobs (18,633) as working residents (16,840), but they are mostly different people: 13,687 residents leave for work each day while 15,480 people come in. Only 17% of the jobs in Crown Point are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Crown Point workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Crown Point
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Crown Point is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #72 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Crown Point’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Crown Point could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
How many people are in Crown Point by day
On a workday 13,687 residents head out to work, 3,153 work right here, and 15,480 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 (1.11 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.
About 29 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crown Point workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,924 commuters (the 11% 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.
The towns that employ Crown Point’s residents
Where Crown Point clocks in
9% of workers
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.
Most jobs in Crown Point are in services
18,633 jobs are based in Crown Point.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crown Point, 2013 → 2023: 13,933 → 18,633. 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 Crown Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Crown Point
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.
The commute in Crown Point is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Crown Point is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns, #233 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 15,600 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.2% of Crown Point households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Crown Point’s commuters take a bus or train.
316th of 1,219: where Crown Point ranks among U.S. towns of 25,000 to 48,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 33 | Zionsville IN | 33,624 | $172K | 3.1% | 2.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Perry Township IN | 39,325 | $112K | 3.4% | 1.3% | 16% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 190 | Brownsburg IN | 34,089 | $102K | 7.5% | 1.6% | 11% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 314 | North Andover MA | 32,161 | $141K | 9.4% | 3.3% | 11% | A |
| 315 | Dana Point CA | 32,232 | $142K | 7.2% | 4.0% | 7% | A |
| 316 | Crown Point IN | 35,616 | $102K | 6.8% | 2.8% | 19% | A |
| 317 | Mount Juliet TN | 45,172 | $107K | 6.0% | 3.8% | 9% | A |
| 318 | Jackson Township OH | 43,403 | $94K | 5.6% | 3.1% | 20% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,219 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Crown Point, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns around Crown Point
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crown Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crown Point | – | A | B− | 29 min | $101,686 |
| Merrillville | 9% | C+ | B+ | 32 min | $67,587 |
| Center Township | under 3% | A− | B− | 30 min | $102,336 |
| Ross Township | under 3% | B− | B+ | 32 min | $72,416 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Merrillville. Darker towns draw more of Crown Point’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 Crown Point: questions
What is the median household income in Crown Point?
$101,686 (±$7,606) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crown Point?
6.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crown Point?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crown Point work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Merrillville (9%, 5 mi), Chicago (8%, 34 mi), Gary (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Crown Point walkable?
Crown Point is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Crown Point without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Crown Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crown Point
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. 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.