Hayden has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Hayden; the top destination outside it is North Vernon (25%, 7 miles). Hayden has 84 jobs, and 222 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers work from home; Indiana has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Hayden: the gist
Hayden and North Vernon trade workers both ways
North Vernon is the top workplace for Hayden residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Hayden come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Hayden workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 222 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Hayden to work: where people go
Where Hayden clocks in
25% of workers
19% of workers
12% 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.
Working from home in Hayden
of Hayden workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 194 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.
Hayden by day and by night
On a workday 221 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Hayden on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
Hayden works in goods: 60% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hayden, 2013 → 2023: 79 → 84. 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 Hayden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hayden’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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.
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 Hayden: questions
What is the median household income in Hayden?
$83,359 (±$81,576) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hayden?
13.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hayden work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are North Vernon (25%, 7 mi), Columbus (19%, 19 mi), Seymour (12%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hayden 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 Hayden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hayden
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.