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Jobs & commute in Hickory Grove Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Hickory Grove Township works elsewhere

The average commute takes 31 minutes each way; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26. There are 11 jobs in Hickory Grove Township; 162 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Hickory Grove Township itself; outside it, Lafayette draws the most (14%, 34 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Hickory Grove Township on a workday

On a workday 162 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.

162live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
11work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night410
Workday260
410live here− 160head out to work+ 11come in to work= 260on a workday

About 260 people are in Hickory Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.07jobs 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Hickory Grove Township commutes to

Danville: 3 residents work here (2%)Earl Park: 6 residents work here (4%)BoswellOtterbein: 8 residents work here (5%)Kentland: 5 residents work here (3%)WilliamsportFowler: 6 residents work here (4%)West Lafayette: 8 residents work here (5%)Lafayette: 23 residents work here (14%)Prairie Green TownshipParish Grove TownshipYork TownshipCenter Township: 9 residents work here (6%)Grant Township: 8 residents work here (5%)Hickory Grove TownshipKeener TownshipWea TownshipPrairie TownshipIroquois TownshipTippecanoe TownshipIndianapolis: 15 residents work here (9%)LafayetteIndianapolisCenter TownshipOtterbeinWest LafayetteGrant TownshipHickory Grove Township
1
Lafayette33.5 mi away
14%23
2
Indianapolis87.2 mi away
9%15
3
Center Township11.3 mi away
6%9
4
Otterbein20.9 mi away
5%8
5
West Lafayette29.8 mi away
5%8
6
Grant Township5.3 mi away
5%8
7
Earl Park11.9 mi away
4%6
8
Fowler10.9 mi away
4%6
9
Kentland17.6 mi away
3%5
10
Danville, IL27 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
44%71
The top trips

Where Hickory Grove 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

82% of the jobs in Hickory Grove Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Hickory Grove TownshipJobs Hickory Grove Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%30%
Trade, transport & utilities100%20%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%30%
Over $3,333 a month82%53%

Who does it

29 or younger18%22%
30 to 5455%49%
55 and older27%29%
−39%

Jobs based in Hickory Grove Township, 2014 → 2024: 18 → 11. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hickory Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Time on the road from Hickory Grove Township: about 31 minutes

A year of commuting
240 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hickory Grove Township31 min
Indiana24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

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

About 1 in 10
How Hickory Grove Township gets to work
82%Drive alone
12%Carpool
6%Walk

Share of the 108 commuters (the 8% 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

The commute from Hickory Grove Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLafayette: 14% · 33.5 miIndianapolis: 9% · 87.2 miCenter Township: 6% · 11.3 miOtterbein: 5% · 20.9 miWest Lafayette: 5% · 29.8 miGrant Township: 5% · 5.3 miEarl Park: 4% · 11.9 miFowler: 4% · 10.9 miKentland: 3% · 17.6 miDanville: 2% · 27 miLafayette 14%Indianapolis 9%Center Township 6%Otterbein 5%Hickory Grove Township
Hickory Grove TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi18 residents
28%10–24 mi45 residents
32%25–50 mi52 residents
29%Over 50 mi47 residents

About 29% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Around Hickory Grove Township: the bordering towns

The biggest share goes to Grant Township (5%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownHickory Grove Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hickory Grove Township–——31 min$65,000
Grant Township5%C−B+29 min$83,625
Prairie Townshipunder 2%————
Parish Grove Townshipunder 2%——18 min—

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

Darker towns draw more of Hickory Grove 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 2024, 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 Hickory Grove Township: questions

What is the median household income in Hickory Grove Township?

$65,000 (±$14,932) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hickory Grove Township?

26.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hickory Grove Township?

31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hickory Grove Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (14%, 34 mi), Indianapolis (9%, 87 mi), Center Township (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Hickory Grove Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Hickory Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Hickory Grove Township

Hickory Grove Township home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.