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Jobs & commute in Green Township

Green Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

0% of workers have no commute at all (Indiana 11%). 72 jobs are based in Green Township, against 141 working residents. Only 3% stay in Green Township for work; outside it, Marion is the main destination (31%, 12 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Green Township on a workday

On a workday 137 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.

137live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
68work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night450
Workday380
450live here− 140head out to work+ 68come in to work= 380on a workday

About 380 people are in Green Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.51jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Green Township ends

SwayzeeVan Buren: 3 residents work here (2%)Fairmount: 3 residents work here (2%)Elwood: 4 residents work here (3%)PeruGas City: 10 residents work here (7%)New CastleWabash: 3 residents work here (2%)Marion: 44 residents work here (31%)FishersAnderson: 4 residents work here (3%)Muncie: 5 residents work here (4%)Pipe Creek TownshipGreen TownshipPleasant TownshipUnion TownshipLiberty TownshipSims TownshipMonroe TownshipWildcat TownshipDuck Creek TownshipIndianapolis: 9 residents work here (6%)MarionGas CityIndianapolisMuncieElwoodAndersonGreen Township
1
Marion12 mi away
31%44
2
Gas City12.8 mi away
7%10
3
Indianapolis48.1 mi away
6%9
4
Muncie27.6 mi away
4%5
5
Elwood10.7 mi away
3%4
6
Anderson24.5 mi away
3%4
7
Green Township (in town)right here
3%4
8
Van Buren21.2 mi away
2%3
9
Fairmount9.3 mi away
2%3
10
Wabash25.8 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
37%52
The top trips

Where Green Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

A place that makes things: 86% of Green Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Green TownshipJobs Green Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms86%27%
Trade, transport & utilities7%24%
Services: health, schools, offices7%49%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less11%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month14%28%
Over $3,333 a month75%60%

Who does it

29 or younger19%22%
30 to 5446%47%
55 and older35%31%
+24%

Jobs based in Green Township, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 72. 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 Green Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 29 minutes each way for Green Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
221 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Green Township29 min
Indiana24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Green Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Green Township gets to work
83%Drive alone
13%Carpool
4%Other

Share of the 177 commuters (the 0% 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.

How far

How far Green Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi55 miMarion: 31% · 12 miGas City: 7% · 12.8 miIndianapolis: 6% · 48.1 miMuncie: 4% · 27.6 miElwood: 3% · 10.7 miAnderson: 3% · 24.5 miVan Buren: 2% · 21.2 miFairmount: 2% · 9.3 miWabash: 2% · 25.8 miMarion 31%Gas City 7%Indianapolis 6%Muncie 4%Elwood 3%Green Township
Green TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi18 residents
51%10–24 mi72 residents
17%25–50 mi24 residents
19%Over 50 mi27 residents

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.

Next door

Around Green Township: the bordering towns

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Sims Township21 min
Green Township29 min
Union Township29 min
Wildcat Township30 min
Liberty Township32 min
Duck Creek Township34 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownGreen Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Green Township–——29 min$81,458
Liberty Townshipunder 3%——32 min—
Duck Creek Townshipunder 3%——34 min—
Union Townshipunder 3%C+D−29 min$71,694
Wildcat Townshipunder 3%C+C30 min$74,028
Sims Townshipunder 3%B−C+21 min$74,717

Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township and Duck Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Green Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Green Township: questions

What is the median household income in Green Township?

$81,458 (±$30,653) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Green Township?

0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Green Township?

29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Green Township work?

3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marion (31%, 12 mi), Gas City (7%, 13 mi), Indianapolis (6%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Green 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 Green Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Green Township

Green Township home →

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.