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Jobs & commute in Helmer

Jobs and earnings in Helmer, and the trip to work

The Census job records count 37 working residents of Helmer and no jobs based in it. 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole. Hardly any work in Helmer; the top destination outside it is Angola (27%, 12 miles).

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

0 jobs based here
Poverty
0.0%
Indiana 12.3%
Unemployment
0.0%
Indiana 4.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 37 working residents
Work from home
0%
Indiana 11% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Helmer on a workday afternoon

On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

37live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night31
Workday0
31live here− 37head out to work+ 0come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Helmer on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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 Helmer goes to work

Lagrange: 1 residents work here (3%)Hamilton: 1 residents work here (3%)North Manchester: 1 residents work here (3%)Middlebury: 2 residents work here (5%)Angola: 10 residents work here (27%)Auburn: 2 residents work here (5%)Goshen: 2 residents work here (5%)Fort Wayne: 5 residents work here (14%)Springfield Township: 2 residents work here (5%)Jamestown Township: 2 residents work here (5%)HelmerAngolaFort WayneMiddleburyAuburnGoshenSpringfield TownshipHelmer
1
Angola11.6 mi away
27%10
2
Fort Wayne30.7 mi away
14%5
3
Middlebury29.4 mi away
5%2
4
Auburn12.9 mi away
5%2
5
Goshen34.2 mi away
5%2
6
Springfield Township9.5 mi away
5%2
7
Jamestown Township15.5 mi away
5%2
8
Lagrange15 mi away
3%1
9
Hamilton13 mi away
3%1
10
North Manchester48.1 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
24%9
The top trips

Where Helmer clocks in

27% of workers
11.6 mi awayAngola10 Helmer residents work here · Jobs & commute →
14%Fort Wayne
14% of workers
30.7 mi awayFort Wayne5 Helmer residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Middlebury
5% of workers
29.4 mi awayMiddlebury2 Helmer residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Helmer

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Helmer gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 13 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 many miles Helmer commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi55 miAngola: 27% · 11.6 miFort Wayne: 14% · 30.7 miMiddlebury: 5% · 29.4 miAuburn: 5% · 12.9 miGoshen: 5% · 34.2 miSpringfield Township: 5% · 9.5 miJamestown Township: 5% · 15.5 miLagrange: 3% · 15 miHamilton: 3% · 13 miNorth Manchester: 3% · 48.1 miAngola 27%Fort Wayne 14%Middlebury 5%Auburn 5%Goshen 5%Helmer
HelmerTop destinations (size = commuters)
16%Under 10 mi6 residents
59%10–24 mi22 residents
19%25–50 mi7 residents
5%Over 50 mi2 residents

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 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 Helmer: questions

What is the poverty rate in Helmer?

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

Where do people who live in Helmer work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Angola (27%, 12 mi), Fort Wayne (14%, 31 mi), Middlebury (5%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Helmer

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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.