How Lake View works: jobs, income and commuting
Hardly any work in Lake View itself; outside it, Batesville draws the most (20%, 13 miles). No jobs are based in Lake View in the Census job records; 51 of its residents work elsewhere. Poverty touches 100.0% of residents, next to 12.3% for Indiana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Lake View on a workday
On a workday 51 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Lake View on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Lake View commutes to
Where Lake View clocks in
20% 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.
Miles to work from Lake View
About 24% 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 Lake View
The biggest share goes to Laurel Township (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake View workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake View | – | — | — | — | — |
| Laurel Township | 4% | C− | C | 41 min | $72,596 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake View’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 Lake View: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lake View?
100.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lake View work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Batesville (20%, 13 mi), Greensburg (6%, 16 mi), Seymour (6%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake View, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake View
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.