Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainFishers’ household incomes are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
26% of workers have no commute at all, where Indiana as a whole has 11%. The poverty rate is 4.0%, where Indiana as a whole has 12.3%. Fishers grades A+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Fishers in brief
Much of Fishers works one town over
62% of working residents work in a town that borders Fishers: Indianapolis (46%), Carmel (10%) and Noblesville (5%). Next door ↓
A lot of Fishers works from home
26% of Fishers workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Time on the road ↓
Fishers has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Fishers went from 28,700 in 2013 to 39,655 in 2023, +38%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Fishers
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fishers is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #20 of 593 in Indiana. Household income is its strongest input ($130,203, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fishers could be anywhere from A to A+.
Commuting from Fishers: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fishers workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40,544 commuters (the 26% 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.
The 39,655 jobs based in Fishers
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fishers, 2013 → 2023: 28,700 → 39,655. 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 Fishers’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Fishers, and who commutes in
On a workday 42,423 residents head out to work, 6,845 work right here, and 32,810 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 (0.80 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.
46% of working residents work in Indianapolis
Where Fishers clocks in
46% of workers
10% 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.
Miles to work from Fishers
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.
For most of Fishers, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fishers is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns, #228 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 54,429 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.7% of Fishers households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fishers’ commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Fishers next to U.S. towns of 73,000 to 141,000: 10th of 409 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| 4 | Fall Creek Township IN | 75,188 | $146K | 3.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 7 | Clay Township IN | 104,932 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 8 | Franklin TN | 90,226 | $120K | 4.6% | 2.2% | 31% | A+ |
| 9 | Flower Mound TX | 79,540 | $161K | 4.3% | 3.4% | 10% | A+ |
| 10 | Fishers IN | 104,812 | $130K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 14% | A+ |
| 11 | Ankeny IA | 77,833 | $108K | 4.2% | 1.9% | 22% | A+ |
| 12 | Newton MA | 90,741 | $190K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 409 | Flint MI | 79,306 | $38K | 34.1% | 14.8% | 20% | D |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Fishers, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
62% of Fishers works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Indianapolis (46%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fishers workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fishers | – | A+ | B− | 27 min | $130,203 |
| Delaware Township | under 1% | A | B | 24 min | $102,471 |
| Noblesville | 5% | A | C+ | 27 min | $104,047 |
| Clay Township | under 1% | A+ | B | 25 min | $142,449 |
| Carmel | 10% | A+ | B | 25 min | $141,505 |
| Fall Creek Township | 1% | A+ | B− | 28 min | $146,226 |
| Lawrence Township | under 1% | B− | B | 26 min | $72,081 |
| Indianapolis | 46% | B− | A− | 25 min | $66,307 |
| McCordsville | under 1% | A+ | B | 32 min | $110,692 |
| Vernon Township | under 1% | A+ | B | 29 min | $108,370 |
| Fortville | under 1% | A− | B | 26 min | $84,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fishers’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 Fishers: questions
What is the median household income in Fishers?
$130,203 (±$7,609) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fishers?
4.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fishers?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fishers work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (46%, 16 mi), Carmel (10%, 10 mi), Noblesville (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fishers walkable?
Fishers is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fishers without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fishers, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fishers
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.