With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Jordan Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Jordan Township itself; outside it, Lafayette draws the most (14%, 36 miles). Employers in Jordan Township report 39 jobs, against 148 working residents. 0% of workers work from home (Indiana 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jordan Township by day and by night
On a workday 147 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Jordan Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Commuting out of Jordan Township: the destinations
Where Jordan Township clocks in
11% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 67% of the jobs in Jordan Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jordan Township, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 39. 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 Jordan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Jordan Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jordan Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 152 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 it is to work from Jordan Township
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Jordan Township
The biggest share goes to Marion Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jordan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Township | – | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Carpenter Township | 3% | B | C | 21 min | $79,500 |
| Marion Township | 4% | C− | B− | 20 min | $62,252 |
| Newton Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Newton Township: 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 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 Jordan Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Jordan Township?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jordan Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jordan Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (14%, 36 mi), Rensselaer (11%, 7 mi), Remington (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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), 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.