Earning a living in Grant Township
326 jobs are based in Grant Township, against 237 working residents. Only 3% work in Grant Township itself; outside it, Linton draws the most (16%, 4 miles). The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Grant Township: the gist
Grant Township and Linton trade workers both ways
Linton is the top workplace for Grant Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Grant Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Grant Township makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Grant Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Grant Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Grant Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Indiana. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Indiana worker, and quicker than any town next door (24 to 27 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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; with 237 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Grant Township: the destinations
Where Grant Township clocks in
9% of workers
5% 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.
Grant Township makes things: 35% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grant Township, 2013 → 2023: 209 → 326. 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 Grant Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Grant Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grant Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 249 commuters (the 5% 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.
Who leaves Grant Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 230 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 319 people come in from elsewhere.
About 770 people are in Grant Township on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.38 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Grant Township
About 28% 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 Grant Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $47,953 |
| Stockton Township | 3% | D | B− | 27 min | $47,167 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | D | B | 25 min | $54,038 |
| Fairplay Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Lyons | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairplay Township and Lyons: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Stockton Township. Darker towns draw more of Grant 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 Grant Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grant Township?
$47,953 (±$7,666) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grant Township?
22.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grant Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grant Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Linton (16%, 4 mi), Indianapolis (9%, 71 mi), Bloomington (5%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grant Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Grant Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grant 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.