Duneland Beach has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
Home is the office for 36% of workers; Indiana has 11%. Employers in Duneland Beach report 28 jobs, and 49 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% work in Duneland Beach itself; outside it, Michigan City draws the most (29%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Duneland Beach
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Duneland Beach on a workday afternoon, 15% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Duneland Beach goes to work
Where Duneland Beach clocks in
12% 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 Duneland Beach, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Duneland Beach, 2014 → 2024: 27 → 28. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Duneland Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Duneland Beach
of Duneland Beach workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 commuters (the 36% 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.
Miles to work from Duneland Beach
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Duneland Beach: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Duneland Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duneland Beach | – | — | — | — | $52,417 |
| Long Beach | under 3% | A | A | 28 min | $121,827 |
| Michiana Shores | 4% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Michiana Shores: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Michiana Shores. Darker towns draw more of Duneland Beach’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 2024, 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 Duneland Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Duneland Beach?
$52,417 (±$27,413) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Duneland Beach?
5.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Duneland Beach work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Michigan City (29%, 4 mi), Indianapolis (12%, 141 mi), East Chicago (6%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Duneland Beach 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 Duneland Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Duneland Beach
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.