Davis Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Indiana as a whole has 11%. Employers in Davis Township report 28 jobs for 270 working residents. Hardly any stay in Davis Township for work; outside it, Lafayette is the main destination (21%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Davis Township
Davis Township is a place people come home to
There are 28 jobs based in Davis Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Davis Township has about 340 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Davis Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Davis Township 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; with 270 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Davis Township
On a workday 270 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Davis Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Getting to work from Davis Township takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 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 244 commuters (the 0% 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 people from Davis Township work
Where Davis Township clocks in
16% of workers
9% 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.
Goods jobs make up 82% of work in Davis Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Davis Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 28. 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.
Miles to work from Davis Township
About 23% 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.
Around Davis Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Logan Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Davis Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $70,052 |
| Warren Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Logan Township | 2% | C | B | 25 min | $68,444 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | A | D− | 26 min | $125,213 |
| Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Warren Township, Richland 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?
$70,052 (±$14,017) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Davis Township?
3.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Davis Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Davis Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (21%, 15 mi), Attica (16%, 7 mi), Indianapolis (9%, 63 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Davis Township 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 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.