Photo: Nyttend · Public domainGillam Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Gillam Township; the top destination outside it is Rensselaer (6%, 12 miles). 100 jobs are based in Gillam Township, and 272 of its residents work somewhere. Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average, where Indiana has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Gillam Township
A commute of about 29 minutes in Gillam Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gillam Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 153 commuters (the 6% 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.
A workday in Gillam Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 271 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 99 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Gillam Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 Gillam Township to work: where people go
Where Gillam 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.
Making and building: 98% of jobs based in Gillam Township
100 jobs are based in Gillam Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gillam Township, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 100. 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 Gillam Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Gillam Township to work
About 25% 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.
Gillam Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gillam Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillam Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $75,125 |
| Barkley Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Walker Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 38 min | $91,932 |
| Hanging Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Barkley Township and Hanging Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gillam 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 Gillam Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gillam Township?
$75,125 (±$47,303) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gillam Township?
1.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gillam Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gillam Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rensselaer (6%, 12 mi), DeMotte (6%, 16 mi), Valparaiso (6%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gillam 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 Gillam Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gillam 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.