Grassy Fork Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 3% of workers, against 11% across Indiana. Employers in Grassy Fork Township report 140 jobs; 306 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Grassy Fork Township itself; outside it, Seymour draws the most (25%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Grassy Fork Township apart
A commute of about 31 minutes in Grassy Fork Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grassy Fork Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 215 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.
Who leaves Grassy Fork Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 297 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 131 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Grassy Fork Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 Grassy Fork Township to work: where people go
Where Grassy Fork Township clocks in
25% of workers
14% of workers
11% 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.
81% of the jobs in Grassy Fork Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grassy Fork Township, 2013 → 2023: 153 → 140. 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 Grassy Fork Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Grassy Fork Township commutes less than 14 miles
About 19% 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.
Around Grassy Fork Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Brownstown Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grassy Fork Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Fork Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $58,036 |
| Vernon Township | under 2% | C− | D | 29 min | $64,850 |
| Gibson Township | under 2% | B | D | 32 min | $100,313 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Driftwood Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Washington Township | 1% | A− | D− | 22 min | $105,184 |
| Brownstown Township | 2% | B | C− | 20 min | $72,256 |
Same-state neighbors only. Monroe Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Driftwood Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Grassy Fork 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 Grassy Fork Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grassy Fork Township?
$58,036 (±$19,015) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grassy Fork Township?
12.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grassy Fork Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grassy Fork Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seymour (25%, 12 mi), Brownstown (14%, 7 mi), Columbus (11%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Grassy Fork 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 Grassy Fork Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Grassy Fork 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.