Medora Covered Bridge · Photo: MedoraCoveredBridgeGuy · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Driftwood Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% work in Driftwood Township; the top destination outside it is Seymour (24%, 15 miles). Employers in Driftwood Township report 61 jobs; 373 of its residents have a job. The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, where Indiana has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Driftwood Township: the figures worth knowing
Driftwood Township is a place people come home to
There are 61 jobs based in Driftwood Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Driftwood Township has about 640 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Driftwood 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. 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 373 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Driftwood Township
On a workday 368 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Driftwood Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
From Driftwood Township, about 30 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Driftwood Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 709 commuters (the 8% 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.
The towns that employ Driftwood Township’s residents
Where Driftwood Township clocks in
24% of workers
10% 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 34% of work in Driftwood Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Driftwood Township, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 61. 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 Driftwood Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Driftwood Township goes to work
About 25% 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 Driftwood Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Brownstown Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Driftwood Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driftwood Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $97,667 |
| Carr Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 31 min | $68,438 |
| Brownstown Township | 2% | B | C− | 20 min | $72,256 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Grassy Fork Township | 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Monroe Township, Jefferson Township and Grassy Fork Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Driftwood 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 Driftwood Township: questions
What is the median household income in Driftwood Township?
$97,667 (±$15,084) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Driftwood Township?
1.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Driftwood Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Driftwood Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seymour (24%, 15 mi), Indianapolis (10%, 67 mi), Columbus (9%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Driftwood 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 Driftwood Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Driftwood 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.