Hanging Grove Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Hardly any work in Hanging Grove Township; the top destination outside it is Rensselaer (32%, 8 miles). 55 jobs are based in Hanging Grove Township for 109 working residents. 15% of workers have no commute at all, against 11% across Indiana.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Hanging Grove Township on a workday
On a workday 108 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Hanging Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Where Hanging Grove Township goes to work
Where Hanging Grove Township clocks in
32% 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.
What Hanging Grove Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hanging Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 81 → 55. 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 Hanging Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Hanging Grove Township
of Hanging Grove Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 commuters (the 15% 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 Hanging Grove Township’s workers travel
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 to Hanging Grove Township
The biggest share goes to Marion Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hanging Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanging Grove Township | – | — | — | — | $102,647 |
| Barkley Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Marion Township | 5% | C− | B− | 20 min | $62,252 |
| Milroy Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Gillam Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Salem Township | under 2% | D | C | 27 min | $69,545 |
| Monon Township | under 2% | D | C− | 28 min | $48,670 |
Same-state neighbors only. Barkley Township, Milroy Township and Gillam Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hanging Grove 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 Hanging Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hanging Grove Township?
$102,647 (±$82,512) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hanging Grove Township?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hanging Grove Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rensselaer (32%, 8 mi), Lafayette (6%, 38 mi), Marion Township (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hanging Grove 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 Hanging Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hanging Grove 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.