With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Gilboa Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Gilboa Township; the top destination outside it is Lafayette (27%, 25 miles). 36 jobs are based in Gilboa Township, against 124 working residents. Home is the office for 22% of workers (Indiana 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Gilboa Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 124 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Gilboa Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 Gilboa Township commutes to
Where Gilboa Township clocks in
6% 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.
69% of the jobs in Gilboa Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gilboa Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 36. 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 Gilboa Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes to work from Gilboa Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gilboa Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 107 commuters (the 22% 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 distance from Gilboa Township to work
About 27% 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.
Work in the towns next to Gilboa Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gilboa Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilboa Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $122,000 |
| West Point Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Pine Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Carpenter Township | under 2% | B | C | 21 min | $79,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. West Point Township, Pine Township and Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gilboa 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 Gilboa Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gilboa Township?
$122,000 (±$18,455) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gilboa Township?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gilboa Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gilboa Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (27%, 25 mi), West Lafayette (6%, 21 mi), Indianapolis (6%, 83 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gilboa Township without a car?
0% 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 Gilboa Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gilboa 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.