Moffett-Ralston House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Lafayette Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
19% of workers work from home; Indiana has 11%. Employers in Lafayette Township report 30 jobs, and 534 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Lafayette Township C+; getting around on foot earns it D−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Lafayette Township stands out on work
Lafayette Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 53 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 406 hours of commuting, 222 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Lafayette Township is a place people come home to
There are 30 jobs based in Lafayette Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lafayette Township has about 710 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Lafayette Township
19% of Lafayette Township workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. 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 534 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Lafayette Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Lafayette Township is better than 37% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Lafayette Township’s grade up ($85,953, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Lafayette Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Lafayette Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
From Lafayette Township, about 53 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lafayette Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 494 commuters (the 19% 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.
Lafayette Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 532 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 710 people are in Lafayette Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 2024, primary jobs.
22% of working residents work in Spencer
Where Lafayette Township clocks in
22% of workers
14% of workers
12% 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.
Jobs in Lafayette Township: what the 30 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lafayette Township, 2014 → 2024: 48 → 30. 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 Lafayette Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Lafayette Township, by distance
About 21% 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.
Driving is how Lafayette Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lafayette Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Lafayette Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 613 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Lafayette Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lafayette Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Lafayette Township is 2,069th among 4,312 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 75 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 82 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 127 | Campbell Township IN | 1,172 | $122K | 0.0% | 7.1% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,067 | North Apollo PA | 1,212 | $67K | 15.7% | 1.7% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,068 | Bells TX | 1,525 | $92K | 11.9% | 7.8% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,069 | Lafayette Township IN | 1,209 | $86K | 11.8% | 0.0% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,070 | John Sevier TN | 1,177 | $47K | 13.3% | 0.0% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,071 | McGaheysville VA | 1,327 | $67K | 10.6% | 2.5% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lafayette Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Work in the towns next to Lafayette Township
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lafayette Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Township | – | C+ | D− | 53 min | $85,953 |
| Marion Township | under 2% | — | — | 50 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 60 min | $63,958 |
| Washington Township | 3% | C+ | B | 23 min | $62,182 |
| Morgan Township | under 2% | C | D− | 42 min | $52,455 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 39 min | $59,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Marion Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lafayette 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 Lafayette Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lafayette Township?
$85,953 (±$9,854) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lafayette Township?
11.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lafayette Township?
53 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lafayette Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Spencer (22%, 6 mi), Bloomington (14%, 21 mi), Indianapolis (12%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Lafayette Township walkable?
Lafayette Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lafayette 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 Lafayette Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lafayette 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.