Most of Dalton Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Dalton Township has 12 jobs for 229 working residents. Hardly any stay in Dalton Township for work; outside it, Richmond is the main destination (27%, 17 miles). Working residents average 31 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Dalton Township, in brief
Dalton Township is a place people come home to
There are 12 jobs based in Dalton Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dalton Township has about 400 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Dalton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 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; with 229 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Dalton Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 228 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Dalton Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
From Dalton Township, about 31 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dalton Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 295 commuters (the 15% 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.
Where Dalton Township’s working residents head each day
Where Dalton Township clocks in
7% of workers
3% 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.
Dalton Township makes things: 42% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dalton Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 12. 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 Dalton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Dalton Township commutes
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.
The towns around Dalton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dalton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $125,469 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B− | C | 26 min | $61,212 |
| Perry Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Blue River Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 23 min | $85,536 |
| Union Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 27 min | $78,214 |
Same-state neighbors only. Perry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dalton 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 Dalton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dalton Township?
$125,469 (±$62,378) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dalton Township?
7.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dalton Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dalton Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richmond (27%, 17 mi), Indianapolis (7%, 54 mi), Hagerstown (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dalton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dalton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dalton 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.