Forest Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in Forest Township itself; outside it, Frankfort draws the most (22%, 14 miles). Employers in Forest Township report 32 jobs; 281 of its residents have a job. 3% of workers have no commute at all, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Forest Township, in brief
In and out of Forest Township on a workday
On a workday 278 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Forest Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Out of Forest Township to work: where people go
Where Forest Township clocks in
22% of workers
12% 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.
Forest Township makes things: 38% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Forest Township, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 32. 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 Forest Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Forest Township, about 27 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Forest Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 229 commuters (the 3% 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.
How many miles Forest Township commutes
About 16% 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.
Forest Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Forest Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Township | – | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Honey Creek Township | under 2% | B− | C | 25 min | $84,728 |
| Johnson Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Michigan Township | 3% | C | C− | 23 min | $50,875 |
| Warren Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Johnson Township and Warren Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Michigan Township. Darker towns draw more of Forest 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 Forest Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Forest Township?
25.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Forest Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Forest Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Frankfort (22%, 14 mi), Indianapolis (12%, 42 mi), Lafayette (7%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Forest Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Forest Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Forest 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.