Most of Eckerty commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Indiana 11%). Employers in Eckerty report 14 jobs, and 57 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Eckerty itself; outside it, Harrison Township draws the most (11%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Eckerty by day and by night
On a workday 57 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 69 people are in Eckerty on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
The towns that employ Eckerty’s residents
Where Eckerty clocks in
7% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Eckerty
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eckerty, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 14. 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 Eckerty’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Eckerty
of Eckerty workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 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 Eckerty goes to work
About 35% 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.
Eckerty and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eckerty workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eckerty | – | — | — | — | $35,313 |
| Patoka Township | under 4% | D | C | 38 min | $60,441 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eckerty’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 Eckerty: questions
What is the median household income in Eckerty?
$35,313 (±$8,366) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eckerty?
18.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Eckerty work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrison Township (11%, 26 mi), Jasper (7%, 18 mi), Ferdinand (5%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eckerty 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 Eckerty, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eckerty
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.