Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWork means Indianapolis for more than half of Cumberland’s working residents
Only 1% stay in Cumberland for work; outside it, Indianapolis is the main destination (52%, 11 miles). The two grades for Cumberland are A− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. At 24 minutes each way, commutes from Cumberland run about the Indiana average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Cumberland
More than half of Cumberland works in Indianapolis
1,544 working residents, 52%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 11 miles away. That’s 52 times as many as work in Cumberland itself. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
62% of the jobs in Cumberland are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Cumberland
63% of Cumberland residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 33% of the jobs based in Cumberland pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Cumberland has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Cumberland went from 647 in 2013 to 1,093 in 2023, +69%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Cumberland’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cumberland is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #106 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 87% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.7%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Cumberland could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Commuting out of Cumberland: the destinations
Where Cumberland clocks in
52% of workers
5% 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.
Inside Cumberland’s 1,093 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cumberland, 2013 → 2023: 647 → 1,093. 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 Cumberland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Cumberland on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,928 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 1,057 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,200 people are in Cumberland on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.37 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.
Getting to work from Cumberland takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cumberland workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,904 commuters (the 10% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Cumberland
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.
For most of Cumberland, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cumberland is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns, #235 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.9% 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 3,226 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). 5.7% of Cumberland households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cumberland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Cumberland places 794th of 3,049 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 5,600 to 10,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 80 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 125 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 164 | Miller Township IN | 10,161 | $113K | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 792 | Clarkson NY | 6,831 | $83K | 7.8% | 1.5% | 3% | A− |
| 793 | Perry Township OH | 8,835 | $104K | 6.2% | 3.4% | 12% | A− |
| 794 | Cumberland IN | 8,066 | $87K | 6.4% | 3.7% | 1% | A− |
| 795 | Caldwell NJ | 9,375 | $97K | 8.0% | 4.4% | 3% | A− |
| 796 | Perkasie PA | 9,312 | $94K | 6.7% | 3.8% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,049 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Cumberland, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
How Cumberland compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Buck Creek Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cumberland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | – | A− | B− | 24 min | $87,364 |
| Buck Creek Township | 2% | A | C− | 29 min | $111,224 |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 2% | A | C | 29 min | $100,714 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cumberland’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 Cumberland: questions
What is the median household income in Cumberland?
$87,364 (±$18,819) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cumberland?
6.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cumberland?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cumberland work?
1% work in town.
Is Cumberland walkable?
Cumberland is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cumberland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cumberland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cumberland
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.