With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Flat Rock works elsewhere
There are 7 jobs in Flat Rock, against 78 working residents. Hardly any work in Flat Rock; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (19%, 33 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 11% across Indiana.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Flat Rock for work, and who comes in
On a workday 78 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50 people are in Flat Rock on a workday afternoon, 59% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The places Flat Rock commutes to
Where Flat Rock clocks in
19% of workers
15% of workers
14% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Flat Rock
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Flat Rock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Flat Rock
of Flat Rock workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 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.
The commute from Flat Rock, 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 Flat Rock: questions
What is the median household income in Flat Rock?
$59,000 (±$20,330) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Flat Rock?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Flat Rock work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (19%, 33 mi), Shelbyville (15%, 13 mi), Columbus (14%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Flat Rock without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 34% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Flat Rock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Flat Rock
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.