Photo: Nyttend · Public domainKirkland Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
115 jobs are based in Kirkland Township; 428 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Kirkland Township for work; outside it, Decatur is the main destination (25%, 6 miles). The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average (Indiana 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Kirkland Township apart on work
Kirkland Township and Decatur trade workers both ways
Decatur is the top workplace for Kirkland Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Kirkland Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Kirkland Township is a place people come home to
There are 115 jobs based in Kirkland Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kirkland Township has about 640 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 428 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Kirkland Township to work: where people go
Where Kirkland Township clocks in
25% of workers
6% 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.
Kirkland Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 424 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 111 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Kirkland Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Making and building: 35% of jobs based in Kirkland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kirkland Township, 2013 → 2023: 69 → 115. 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 Kirkland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Kirkland Township takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kirkland Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 476 commuters (the 14% 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 Kirkland Township
About 19% 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 Kirkland Township
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kirkland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $98,372 |
| Lancaster Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 20 min | $76,563 |
| Preble Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 21 min | $78,125 |
| French Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 23 min | $105,288 |
| Washington Township | 3% | B | B+ | 27 min | $61,371 |
| Jefferson Township | 2% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $73,736 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kirkland 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 Kirkland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kirkland Township?
$98,372 (±$27,334) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kirkland Township?
22.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kirkland Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kirkland Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Decatur (25%, 6 mi), Fort Wayne (15%, 22 mi), Berne (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kirkland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kirkland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kirkland 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.