Most of Knox Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Indiana 11%). 26 jobs are based in Knox Township, and 178 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Knox Township; the top destination outside it is Portland (19%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Knox Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 178 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Knox Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where Knox Township’s working residents head each day
Where Knox Township clocks in
19% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Knox Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Knox Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 26. 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 Knox Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes each way for Knox Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Knox Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 154 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Knox Township
About 27% 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.
How Knox Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Knox Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $42,837 |
| Penn Township | under 2% | D | C− | 25 min | $38,917 |
| Greene Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 2% | D | B− | 25 min | $50,160 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 30 min | $61,346 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 33 min | $68,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Greene Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Knox 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 Knox Township: questions
What is the median household income in Knox Township?
$42,837 (±$23,618) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Knox Township?
35.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Knox Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Knox Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (19%, 10 mi), Indianapolis (10%, 69 mi), Muncie (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Knox 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 Knox Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Knox 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.