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Jobs & commute in Larwill

Larwill has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Home is the office for 3% of workers, where Indiana as a whole has 11%. 28 jobs are based in Larwill, and 114 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Larwill; the top destination outside it is Warsaw (16%, 13 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Larwill by day and by night

On a workday 114 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.

114live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
28work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night270
Workday190
270live here− 110head out to work+ 28come in to work= 190on a workday

About 190 people are in Larwill on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.25jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Larwill ends

LarwillAkronSouth Whitley: 10 residents work here (9%)MilltownNorth Manchester: 5 residents work here (4%)NappaneeColumbia City: 4 residents work here (4%)Huntington: 3 residents work here (3%)WabashWarsaw: 18 residents work here (16%)RichmondFort Wayne: 16 residents work here (14%)Perry TownshipNoble TownshipUnion Township: 9 residents work here (8%)Jefferson Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Richland Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Cleveland TownshipIndianapolis: 8 residents work here (7%)WarsawFort WayneSouth WhitleyUnion TownshipIndianapolisNorth ManchesterLarwill
1
Warsaw12.6 mi away
16%18
2
Fort Wayne25.8 mi away
14%16
3
South Whitley6.6 mi away
9%10
4
Union Township12.3 mi away
8%9
5
Indianapolis100.6 mi away
7%8
6
North Manchester14.4 mi away
4%5
7
Columbia City7.6 mi away
4%4
8
Huntington21.5 mi away
3%3
9
Jefferson Township14.8 mi away
3%3
103%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
31%35
The top trips

Where Larwill clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Jobs in Larwill: what the 28 are

Jobs based in LarwillJobs Larwill residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms4%37%
Trade, transport & utilities86%21%
Services: health, schools, offices11%42%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less36%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month46%29%
Over $3,333 a month18%54%

Who does it

29 or younger14%20%
30 to 5457%54%
55 and older29%25%
+180%

Jobs based in Larwill, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 28. 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 Larwill’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Larwill: about 26 minutes

A year of commuting
202 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Larwill26 min
Indiana24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
3%

of Larwill workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Larwill gets to work
75%Drive alone
22%Carpool
2%Transit
2%Bike

Share of the 171 commuters (the 3% 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

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Larwill

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWarsaw: 16% · 12.6 miFort Wayne: 14% · 25.8 miSouth Whitley: 9% · 6.6 miUnion Township: 8% · 12.3 miIndianapolis: 7% · 100.6 miNorth Manchester: 4% · 14.4 miColumbia City: 4% · 7.6 miHuntington: 3% · 21.5 miJefferson Township: 3% · 14.8 miRichland Township: 3% · 0.9 miWarsaw 16%Fort Wayne 14%South Whitley 9%Union Township 8%Indianapolis 7%Larwill
LarwillTop destinations (size = commuters)
24%Under 10 mi27 residents
48%10–24 mi55 residents
11%25–50 mi12 residents
18%Over 50 mi20 residents

About 18% 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 to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Larwill: questions

What is the median household income in Larwill?

$56,528 (±$7,612) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Larwill?

15.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Larwill?

26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Larwill work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warsaw (16%, 13 mi), Fort Wayne (14%, 26 mi), South Whitley (9%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Larwill without a car?

2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Larwill, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Larwill

Larwill home →

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.