A job hub: Knightsville has 3.0 jobs per working resident, and 764 people come in to work
There are 776 jobs in Knightsville, against 263 working residents. Only 5% stay in Knightsville for work; outside it, Terre Haute is the main destination (14%, 16 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 29 minutes; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Knightsville, in brief
Knightsville is where the jobs are
Knightsville has 776 jobs, 3.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,200 people are in town, 76% more than the 670 who live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Knightsville pay little
28% of the jobs based in Knightsville pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Knightsville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 263 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Knightsville by day and by night
On a workday 251 residents head out to work and 12 work right here.
About 1,200 people are in Knightsville on a workday afternoon, 76% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Knightsville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Knightsville, 2014 → 2024: 162 → 776. 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 Knightsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way for Knightsville’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Knightsville workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 261 commuters (the 5% 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.
Where the people who work in Knightsville live
Where Knightsville 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.
Miles to work from Knightsville
About 28% 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.
Knightsville and its neighbors: 19% work next door
The biggest share goes to Van Buren Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Knightsville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knightsville | – | — | — | 29 min | $60,208 |
| Brazil Township | 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Brazil | 8% | C− | B+ | 34 min | $52,055 |
| Van Buren Township | 9% | B | C− | 27 min | $69,536 |
| Harmony | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brazil Township: not graded. Harmony: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Knightsville’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 Knightsville: questions
What is the median household income in Knightsville?
$60,208 (±$10,358) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Knightsville?
9.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Knightsville?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Knightsville work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Terre Haute (14%, 16 mi), Van Buren Township (9%, 3 mi), Brazil (8%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Knightsville without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Knightsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Knightsville
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.