Jobs, income and commuting in Fairplay Township, IN
Only 4% work in Fairplay Township; the top destination outside it is Linton (14%, 8 miles). For 1% of workers, the job is at home; Indiana has 11%. A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes (Indiana 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Fairplay Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 189 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 230 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.21 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Fairplay Township work
Where Fairplay Township clocks in
11% 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.
The 237 jobs based in Fairplay Township
237 jobs are based in Fairplay Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairplay Township, 2013 → 2023: 214 → 237. 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 Fairplay Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Fairplay Township spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairplay Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 162 commuters (the 1% 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.
Half of Fairplay Township commutes less than 23 miles
About 28% 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.
Fairplay Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Grant Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairplay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairplay Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $73,750 |
| Richland Township | under 3% | C− | C+ | 30 min | $68,475 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | D | B | 25 min | $54,038 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | D | B− | 36 min | $64,250 |
| Grant Township | 5% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Highland Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grant Township and Highland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairplay 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 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 Fairplay Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairplay Township?
$73,750 (±$50,971) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairplay Township?
15.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairplay Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairplay Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Linton (14%, 8 mi), Indianapolis (11%, 68 mi), Bloomington (6%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairplay Township without a car?
1% 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 Fairplay Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairplay Township
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.