Jordan Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 11% across Indiana. Hardly any work in Jordan Township; the top destination outside it is Lafayette (12%, 32 miles). There are 85 jobs in Jordan Township, and 105 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Jordan Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 104 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Jordan Township: the destinations
Where Jordan Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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.
Jordan Township works in goods: 80% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jordan Township, 2014 → 2024: 34 → 85. 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 Jordan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Jordan Township
of Jordan Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 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.
The distance from Jordan Township to work
About 24% 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.
Jordan Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Pike Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jordan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Steuben Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Judyville | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Pike Township | 3% | C+ | D− | 32 min | $87,813 |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township, Steuben Township, Prairie Township and Judyville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jordan 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Jordan Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Jordan Township?
22.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Jordan Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (12%, 32 mi), Danville (9%, 16 mi), Attica (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Jordan 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 Jordan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jordan Township
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.