Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAbout two in three of Crows Nest’s working residents commute to Indianapolis
Hardly any work in Crows Nest itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (68%, 6 miles). Home is the office for 17% of workers (Indiana 11%). The trip to work takes 16 minutes on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Crows Nest by day and by night
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 59 people are in Crows Nest on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.64 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
The towns that employ Crows Nest’s residents
Where Crows Nest clocks in
68% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Crows Nest
16 jobs are based in Crows Nest.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crows Nest, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 16. 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 Crows Nest’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Crows Nest takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crows Nest workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 commuters (the 17% 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 commute from Crows Nest, by distance
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 in the towns next to Crows Nest
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crows Nest workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crows Nest | – | — | — | 16 min | $250,000+ |
| Rocky Ripple | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rocky Ripple: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Crows Nest’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Crows Nest: questions
What is the median household income in Crows Nest?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crows Nest?
21.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crows Nest?
16 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crows Nest work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Crows Nest without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Crows Nest, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crows Nest
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.