Most of Davis Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. There are 88 jobs in Davis Township for 403 working residents. Hardly any work in Davis Township itself; outside it, Knox draws the most (13%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Davis Township stands out on work
Davis Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 399 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere.
About 670 people are in Davis Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 Davis Township’s residents
Where Davis Township clocks in
13% of workers
5% 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.
73% of the jobs in Davis Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Davis Township, 2013 → 2023: 63 → 88. 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 Davis Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Davis Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Davis Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 547 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.
Where in the region Davis Township works
About 19% 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 Davis Township
The biggest share goes to Oregon Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Davis Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $84,063 |
| Hanna Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Center Township | under 2% | C | B− | 29 min | $56,556 |
| Oregon Township | 5% | C+ | C+ | 41 min | $71,094 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | D | D− | 25 min | $56,964 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hanna Township: not graded. Prairie Township and Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Davis 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 Davis Township: questions
What is the median household income in Davis Township?
$84,063 (±$14,884) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Davis Township?
8.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Davis Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Davis Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Knox (13%, 7 mi), Plymouth (9%, 17 mi), South Bend (5%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Davis Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Davis Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Davis 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.