Photo: Nyttend · Public domainIdaville has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Idaville report 29 jobs for 198 working residents. Hardly any stay in Idaville for work; outside it, Monticello is the main destination (14%, 6 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, where Indiana as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Idaville, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 198 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Idaville on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Out of Idaville to work: where people go
Where Idaville clocks in
14% of workers
8% 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.
72% of the jobs in Idaville make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Idaville, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 29. 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 Idaville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Idaville spends getting to work: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Idaville workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 186 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.
Miles to work from Idaville
About 30% 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 Idaville
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Idaville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaville | – | — | — | 34 min | $49,323 |
| Adams Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Adams Township and Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Idaville’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 Idaville: questions
What is the median household income in Idaville?
$49,323 (±$23,798) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Idaville?
12.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Idaville?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Idaville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monticello (14%, 6 mi), Lafayette (13%, 27 mi), Union Township (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Idaville 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 Idaville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Idaville
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.