Adams Mill · Photo: Hammer51012 · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Democrat Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
The average commute takes 30 minutes each way; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26. There are 57 jobs in Democrat Township; 485 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Democrat Township itself; outside it, Lafayette draws the most (21%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Democrat Township stands out on work
Democrat Township is a place people come home to
There are 57 jobs based in Democrat Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Democrat Township has about 540 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Democrat Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (19 to 27 minutes). 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 485 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Democrat Township by day and by night
On a workday 483 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Democrat Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
Time on the road from Democrat Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Democrat Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 336 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 Democrat Township’s working residents head each day
Where Democrat Township clocks in
10% 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.
Making and building: 77% of jobs based in Democrat Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Democrat Township, 2013 → 2023: 72 → 57. 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 Democrat Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Democrat Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 20% 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 Democrat Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Democrat Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $92,813 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | C | B− | 21 min | $55,056 |
| Burlington Township | under 2% | C | D | 27 min | $86,544 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | C | C− | 19 min | $71,042 |
| Owen Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Madison Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Owen Township and Madison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Democrat 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 Democrat Township: questions
What is the median household income in Democrat Township?
$92,813 (±$13,263) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Democrat Township?
1.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Democrat Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Democrat Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (21%, 18 mi), Indianapolis (10%, 52 mi), Kokomo (9%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Democrat 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 Democrat Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Democrat 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.