Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Decker works elsewhere
There are 5 jobs in Decker; 84 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Decker; the top destination outside it is Vincennes (30%, 11 miles). Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Decker: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 84 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Decker on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 places Decker commutes to
Where Decker clocks in
30% of workers
11% of workers
6% 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.
In Decker, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Decker, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 5. 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 Decker’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Decker takes about 25 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 Decker workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 107 commuters (the 2% 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.
How far it is to work from Decker
About 18% 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 Decker: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Decker workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decker | – | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Johnson Township | under 3% | A− | D | 25 min | $113,674 |
| Decker Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Decker Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Decker’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 Decker: questions
What is the poverty rate in Decker?
12.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Decker?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Decker work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vincennes (30%, 11 mi), Vincennes Township (11%, 8 mi), Jasper (6%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Decker without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Decker, from the people who make the trip.
More of Decker
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.