Photo: Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Lauramie Township works elsewhere
Lauramie Township has 259 jobs, against 1,155 working residents. Only 2% stay in Lauramie Township for work; outside it, Lafayette is the main destination (42%, 11 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes, where Indiana has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Lauramie Township
42% of Lauramie Township works in Lafayette
490 working residents, 42%, have their main job in Lafayette, 11 miles away. That’s 21 times as many as work in Lauramie Township itself. The commute map ↓
Lauramie Township is a place people come home to
There are 259 jobs based in Lauramie Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lauramie Township has about 1,700 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Lauramie Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lauramie Township is better than 55% of U.S. towns, #287 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate holds Lauramie Township’s grade up (7.5%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 45% of U.S. towns). It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lauramie Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
The places Lauramie Township commutes to
Where Lauramie Township clocks in
13% 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.
Lauramie Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,133 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 237 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Lauramie 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.
A place that makes things: 55% of Lauramie Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lauramie Township, 2013 → 2023: 250 → 259. 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 Lauramie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Lauramie Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lauramie Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,121 commuters (the 6% 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 Lauramie Township
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.
Lauramie Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lauramie Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns, #577 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 2.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,188 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.3% of Lauramie Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lauramie Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,278 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,600, Lauramie Township comes 2,160th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 69 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 190 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 2,158 | Somerset TX | 1,872 | $78K | 17.2% | 6.0% | 4% | B− |
| 2,159 | Napavine WA | 2,153 | $104K | 6.0% | 5.1% | 2% | B− |
| 2,160 | Lauramie Township IN | 2,634 | $75K | 7.5% | 4.0% | 2% | B− |
| 2,161 | Polk Township IN | 2,743 | $76K | 14.9% | 1.2% | 3% | B− |
| 2,162 | Casco Township MI | 2,937 | $85K | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6% | B− |
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| 5,278 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Lauramie Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
How Lauramie Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lauramie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauramie Township | – | B− | D− | 22 min | $74,805 |
| Randolph Township | under 1% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Madison Township | under 1% | B | C | 27 min | $73,438 |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Sheffield Township | under 1% | B | D | 20 min | $81,346 |
Same-state neighbors only. Randolph Township and Sugar Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lauramie 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 Lauramie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lauramie Township?
$74,805 (±$14,149) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lauramie Township?
7.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lauramie Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lauramie Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (42%, 11 mi), West Lafayette (13%, 15 mi), Indianapolis (7%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lauramie Township walkable?
Lauramie Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.6 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lauramie Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lauramie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lauramie 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. 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.