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Jobs & commute in Fontanet

For about two in five of its working residents, Fontanet is a commute to Terre Haute

55.6% of residents are in poverty, against 12.3% across Indiana. Hardly any stay in Fontanet for work; outside it, Terre Haute is the main destination (44%, 10 miles). The Census job records count 18 working residents of Fontanet and no jobs based in it.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

0 jobs based here
Poverty
55.6%
Indiana 12.3%
Work in town
0%
0 of 18 working residents
Day and night

How a workday changes Fontanet

On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

18live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night63
Workday45
63live here− 18head out to work+ 0come in to work= 45on a workday

About 45 people are in Fontanet on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Fontanet ends

Assumption: 1 residents work here (6%)Greencastle: 1 residents work here (6%)Lebanon: 1 residents work here (6%)Terre Haute: 8 residents work here (44%)Plainfield: 1 residents work here (6%)Carmel: 1 residents work here (6%)Union Township: 1 residents work here (6%)Van Buren Township: 2 residents work here (11%)Otter Creek Township: 1 residents work here (6%)Franklin Township: 1 residents work here (6%)FontanetTerre HauteVan Buren TownshipAssumptionGreencastleLebanonPlainfieldFontanet
1
Terre Haute10.2 mi away
44%8
2
Van Buren Township9.9 mi away
11%2
3
Assumption, IL96.1 mi away
6%1
4
Greencastle21.8 mi away
6%1
5
Lebanon52.6 mi away
6%1
6
Plainfield47.2 mi away
6%1
7
Carmel64.3 mi away
6%1
8
Union Township37.2 mi away
6%1
9
Otter Creek Township5.5 mi away
6%1
10
Franklin Township61.7 mi away
6%1
The top trips

Where Fontanet clocks in

44% of workers
10.2 mi awayTerre Haute8 Fontanet residents work here · Jobs & commute →
11%Van Buren Township
11% of workers
9.9 mi awayVan Buren Township2 Fontanet residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6% of workers
96.1 mi awayAssumption, IL1 Fontanet residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

How far

How far it is to work from Fontanet

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miTerre Haute: 44% · 10.2 miVan Buren Township: 11% · 9.9 miAssumption: 6% · 96.1 miGreencastle: 6% · 21.8 miLebanon: 6% · 52.6 miPlainfield: 6% · 47.2 miCarmel: 6% · 64.3 miUnion Township: 6% · 37.2 miOtter Creek Township: 6% · 5.5 miFranklin Township: 6% · 61.7 miTerre Haute 44%Van Buren Township 11%Greencastle 6%Lebanon 6%Fontanet
FontanetTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi2 residents
56%10–24 mi10 residents
11%25–50 mi2 residents
22%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 22% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Fontanet: questions

What is the poverty rate in Fontanet?

55.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Fontanet work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Fontanet, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

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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.