Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFairfield Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
38 jobs are based in Fairfield Township, against 226 working residents. Hardly any work in Fairfield Township itself; outside it, Batesville draws the most (9%, 19 miles). The trip to work takes 40 minutes on average, next to 24 for Indiana and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Fairfield Township
Fairfield Township is a place people come home to
There are 38 jobs based in Fairfield Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fairfield Township has about 340 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fairfield Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 123 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 226 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Fairfield Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 226 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Fairfield Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
A commute of about 40 minutes in Fairfield Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairfield Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 353 commuters (the 11% 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.
Where people from Fairfield Township work
Where Fairfield Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
66% of the jobs in Fairfield Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairfield Township, 2014 → 2024: 59 → 38. 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 Fairfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Fairfield Township goes to work
About 19% 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.
Next door to Fairfield Township
The biggest share goes to Brookville Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | – | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Bath Township | under 3% | — | — | 58 min | — |
| Harmony Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Brookville Township | 6% | C− | B+ | 33 min | $64,480 |
| Blooming Grove Township | under 3% | B− | D | 55 min | $95,161 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bath Township and Harmony Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairfield 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 Fairfield Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Fairfield Township?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairfield Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairfield Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Batesville (9%, 19 mi), Cincinnati (8%, 35 mi), Brookville (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Fairfield 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 Fairfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairfield 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.