Photo: Public domain · Public domainFairland at work: jobs, income and the commute
Employers in Fairland report 176 jobs for 262 working residents. Hardly any work in Fairland; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (31%, 20 miles). Working residents average 31 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Fairland stands out on work
31% of Fairland works in Indianapolis
81 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 20 miles away. That’s 31 times as many as work in Fairland itself. The commute map ↓
Fairland workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 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 262 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Fairland to work: where people go
Where Fairland clocks in
31% of workers
22% of workers
3% 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.
About 31 minutes to work from Fairland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairland workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 232 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.
Fairland on a workday afternoon
On a workday 260 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 174 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Fairland on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.67 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
A place that makes things: 87% of Fairland’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairland, 2013 → 2023: 107 → 176. 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 Fairland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Fairland, by distance
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.
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 Fairland: questions
What is the median household income in Fairland?
$42,083 (±$34,729) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairland?
11.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairland?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairland work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (31%, 20 mi), Shelbyville (22%, 5 mi), Greenfield (3%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairland
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.