Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0More people are out of work in Lima Township (9.5%) than in 93% of U.S. towns
Lima Township grades C+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 7% stay in Lima Township for work; outside it, Lagrange is the main destination (10%, 6 miles). The average commute takes 20 minutes each way, 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
Work in Lima Township, in a few figures
Lima Township makes and builds things
83% of the jobs based in Lima Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Lima Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 44%. The jobs ↓
Many of the people who work in Lima Township live in another state
Sturgis, MI (11%), Sherman Township, MI (3%) and Burr Oak Township, MI (3%) are among the top places Lima Township’s workers come from. Counting only the top ten home towns, 17% of the jobs here are held by people from out of state. The commute map ↓
Lima Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lima Township went from 758 in 2013 to 1,109 in 2023, +46%. The jobs ↓
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; with 872 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Lima Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lima Township is better than 37% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Lima Township’s grade up (8.3%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lima Township could be anywhere from D to A.
Factories, building and farms: 83% of the jobs in Lima Township
1,109 jobs are based in Lima Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lima Township, 2013 → 2023: 758 → 1,109. 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 Lima Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of Lima Township to work: where people go
Where Lima Township clocks in
10% 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.
How many people are in Lima Township by day
On a workday 813 residents head out to work, 59 work right here, and 1,050 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Lima Township on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.27 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Lima Township takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lima Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,197 commuters (the 12% 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 Lima Township’s workers travel
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.
Most trips from Lima Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lima Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,355 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). 10.8% of Lima Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lima Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300, Lima Township comes 3,047th 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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| 66 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 183 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 3,045 | Demorest GA | 2,262 | $78K | 10.9% | 7.4% | 3% | C+ |
| 3,046 | Deer Lodge MT | 3,025 | $60K | 7.2% | 3.3% | 31% | C+ |
| 3,047 | Lima Township IN | 2,453 | $74K | 8.3% | 9.5% | 7% | C+ |
| 3,048 | Metal Township PA | 1,772 | $80K | 10.2% | 2.5% | 10% | C+ |
| 3,049 | Jefferson Township PA | 1,853 | $68K | 13.0% | 4.3% | 2% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | 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 Lima Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
How Lima Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Clay Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lima Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Township | – | C+ | B− | 20 min | $74,083 |
| Van Buren Township | under 4% | A | C+ | 18 min | $100,385 |
| Clay Township | 4% | A | A− | 16 min | $100,648 |
| Bloomfield Township | 4% | C | B− | 22 min | $62,315 |
| Greenfield Township | under 4% | B− | D− | 21 min | $64,911 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lima 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 Lima Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lima Township?
$74,083 (±$24,967) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lima Township?
8.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lima Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lima Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lagrange (10%, 6 mi), Fort Wayne (5%, 47 mi), Clay Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lima Township walkable?
Lima Township is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lima Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lima Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lima 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.