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Jobs & commute in Dover Hill

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Dover Hill works elsewhere

0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole. Employers in Dover Hill report 3 jobs; 26 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Dover Hill; the top destination outside it is Van Buren Township (15%, 10 miles).

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

3 jobs based here
Poverty
7.0%
Indiana 12.3%
Unemployment
0.0%
Indiana 4.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 26 working residents
Work from home
0%
Indiana 11% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Dover Hill

On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

26live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night71
Workday48
71live here− 26head out to work+ 3come in to work= 48on a workday

About 48 people are in Dover Hill on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.12jobs 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

The places Dover Hill commutes to

Crane: 1 residents work here (4%)Spencer: 2 residents work here (8%)Shoals: 1 residents work here (4%)Ferdinand: 1 residents work here (4%)Mitchell: 1 residents work here (4%)Salem: 1 residents work here (4%)Washington: 1 residents work here (4%)Madison TownshipVan Buren Township: 4 residents work here (15%)Perry Township: 2 residents work here (8%)Indianapolis: 2 residents work here (8%)Dover HillVan Buren TownshipSpencerPerry TownshipIndianapolisCraneShoalsDover Hill
1
Van Buren Township9.7 mi away
15%4
2
Spencer39.2 mi away
8%2
3
Perry Township4.8 mi away
8%2
4
Indianapolis81.1 mi away
8%2
5
Crane13.2 mi away
4%1
6
Shoals3.7 mi away
4%1
7
Ferdinand34.1 mi away
4%1
8
Mitchell17.6 mi away
4%1
9
Salem38.8 mi away
4%1
10
Washington19.8 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%10
The top trips

Where Dover Hill clocks in

15%Van Buren Township
15% of workers
9.7 mi awayVan Buren Township4 Dover Hill residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
39.2 mi awaySpencer2 Dover Hill residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8%Perry Township
8% of workers
4.8 mi awayPerry Township2 Dover Hill residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

Making and building: 33% of jobs based in Dover Hill

Jobs based in Dover HillJobs Dover Hill residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms33%42%
Trade, transport & utilities0%8%
Services: health, schools, offices67%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%27%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%23%
Over $3,333 a month67%50%

Who does it

29 or younger33%19%
30 to 5467%50%
55 and older0%31%

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 Dover Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Dover Hill

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Dover Hill gets to work
59%Drive alone
41%Carpool

Share of the 46 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.

How far

The distance from Dover Hill to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miVan Buren Township: 15% · 9.7 miSpencer: 8% · 39.2 miPerry Township: 8% · 4.8 miIndianapolis: 8% · 81.1 miCrane: 4% · 13.2 miShoals: 4% · 3.7 miFerdinand: 4% · 34.1 miMitchell: 4% · 17.6 miSalem: 4% · 38.8 miWashington: 4% · 19.8 miVan Buren Township 15%Spencer 8%Perry Township 8%Indianapolis 8%Crane 4%Dover Hill
Dover HillTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi6 residents
38%10–24 mi10 residents
23%25–50 mi6 residents
15%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 15% 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.

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 Dover Hill: questions

What is the poverty rate in Dover Hill?

7.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Dover Hill work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Van Buren Township (15%, 10 mi), Spencer (8%, 39 mi), Perry Township (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Dover Hill

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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.