Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Fairbanks Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Fairbanks Township for work; outside it, Sullivan is the main destination (12%, 10 miles). There are 27 jobs in Fairbanks Township, and 233 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers work from home, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Fairbanks Township, in brief
Fairbanks Township is a place people come home to
There are 27 jobs based in Fairbanks Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fairbanks Township has about 520 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Fairbanks Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 233 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Fairbanks Township
On a workday 231 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Fairbanks Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Fairbanks Township’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairbanks Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 282 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.
Out of Fairbanks Township to work: where people go
Where Fairbanks Township clocks in
12% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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, not services: 44% of the jobs in Fairbanks Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairbanks Township, 2014 → 2024: 28 → 27. 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 Fairbanks Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Fairbanks Township’s commute, mile by mile
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Fairbanks Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Turman Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairbanks Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $68,250 |
| Turman Township | 4% | D− | D− | 32 min | $54,167 |
| Prairie Creek Township | under 4% | D− | D− | 27 min | $27,321 |
| Curry Township | under 4% | C− | C+ | 24 min | $53,469 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairbanks 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 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 Fairbanks Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairbanks Township?
$68,250 (±$47,658) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairbanks Township?
8.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairbanks Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairbanks Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sullivan (12%, 10 mi), Hamilton Township (9%, 11 mi), Terre Haute (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Fairbanks Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairbanks Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairbanks Township
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.