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Jobs & commute in Donaldson

Donaldson has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

There are 4 jobs in Donaldson; 73 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Donaldson; the top destination outside it is Plymouth (30%, 6 miles). 54% of workers work from home; Indiana has 11%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Donaldson by day

On a workday 73 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

73live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night62
Workday0
62live here− 73head out to work+ 4come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Donaldson on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where people from Donaldson work

Culver: 2 residents work here (3%)Bourbon: 2 residents work here (3%)WinamacWalkerton: 2 residents work here (3%)Bremen: 3 residents work here (4%)Plymouth: 22 residents work here (30%)Warsaw: 3 residents work here (4%)Goshen: 2 residents work here (3%)Mishawaka: 2 residents work here (3%)South Bend: 3 residents work here (4%)Elkhart: 2 residents work here (3%)West TownshipHamilton TownshipDonaldsonRoselawnPlymouthBremenWarsawSouth BendCulverBourbonDonaldson
1
Plymouth6.5 mi away
30%22
2
Bremen16.3 mi away
4%3
3
Warsaw31.9 mi away
4%3
4
South Bend23.5 mi away
4%3
5
Culver10.1 mi away
3%2
6
Bourbon17.5 mi away
3%2
7
Walkerton7.4 mi away
3%2
8
Goshen35 mi away
3%2
9
Mishawaka26.1 mi away
3%2
10
Elkhart33.7 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%30
The top trips

Where Donaldson clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Donaldson

Jobs based in DonaldsonJobs Donaldson residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%41%
Trade, transport & utilities0%19%
Services: health, schools, offices100%40%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less50%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%22%
Over $3,333 a month0%62%

Who does it

29 or younger0%21%
30 to 54100%38%
55 and older0%41%

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 Donaldson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Donaldson

Working from home
54%

of Donaldson workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 5 in 10
How Donaldson gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 6 commuters (the 54% 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

The commute from Donaldson, by distance

10 mi25 mi40 miPlymouth: 30% · 6.5 miBremen: 4% · 16.3 miWarsaw: 4% · 31.9 miSouth Bend: 4% · 23.5 miCulver: 3% · 10.1 miBourbon: 3% · 17.5 miWalkerton: 3% · 7.4 miGoshen: 3% · 35 miMishawaka: 3% · 26.1 miElkhart: 3% · 33.7 miPlymouth 30%Bremen 4%Warsaw 4%South Bend 4%Culver 3%Donaldson
DonaldsonTop destinations (size = commuters)
41%Under 10 mi30 residents
23%10–24 mi17 residents
26%25–50 mi19 residents
10%Over 50 mi7 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Donaldson: questions

What is the median household income in Donaldson?

$63,229 (±$14,458) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Donaldson?

0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Donaldson work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Plymouth (30%, 6 mi), Bremen (4%, 16 mi), Warsaw (4%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Donaldson 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 Donaldson, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Donaldson

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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.