Granger has higher household incomes than 89% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Granger is better than 84% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (C). 4.7% of residents live below the poverty line, where Indiana as a whole has 12.3%. Only 4% stay in Granger for work; outside it, South Bend is the main destination (22%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Granger
Granger and South Bend trade workers both ways
South Bend is the top workplace for Granger residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Granger come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Granger residents work close to home
64% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Granger is a place people come home to
There are 3,642 jobs based in Granger, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Granger has about 20,000 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs & income in Granger: the grade in detail
Household income holds Granger’s grade up ($123,318, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Granger could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Commuting out of Granger: the destinations
Where Granger clocks in
22% of workers
15% of workers
10% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Granger
About 15% 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.
A workday in Granger: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 13,090 residents head out to work, 548 work right here, and 3,094 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20,000 people are in Granger on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.27 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 3,642 jobs based in Granger
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Granger, 2013 → 2023: 3,270 → 3,642. 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 Granger’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Granger, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Granger workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,036 commuters (the 13% 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.
In Granger, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,879 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.5% of Granger households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Granger’s commuters take a bus or train.
Granger is 385th of 1,415 U.S. towns of 21,000 to 41,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
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| 26 | St. John IN | 24,841 | $131K | 2.1% | 2.3% | 8% | A+ |
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| 42 | Zionsville IN | 33,624 | $172K | 3.1% | 2.8% | 9% | A+ |
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| 68 | Perry Township IN | 39,325 | $112K | 3.4% | 1.3% | 16% | A+ |
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| 383 | Clarence NY | 33,198 | $125K | 6.5% | 4.0% | 13% | A− |
| 384 | Ross Township PA | 32,218 | $93K | 6.7% | 3.2% | 7% | A− |
| 385 | Granger IN | 30,321 | $123K | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4% | A− |
| 386 | Annapolis MD | 40,634 | $114K | 7.8% | 3.7% | 19% | A− |
| 387 | Savage MN | 32,970 | $126K | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,415 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Granger, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
19% of Granger works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Mishawaka (15%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Granger workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granger | – | A− | C | 22 min | $123,318 |
| Mishawaka | 15% | C | B+ | 21 min | $54,291 |
| Penn Township | 4% | C+ | B | 21 min | $65,544 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Granger’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 Granger: questions
What is the median household income in Granger?
$123,318 (±$5,278) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Granger?
4.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Granger?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Granger work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Bend (22%, 8 mi), Mishawaka (15%, 4 mi), Elkhart (10%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Granger walkable?
Granger is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Granger without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Granger, from the people who make the trip.
More of Granger
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.