More people are out of work in Locke Township (6.8%) than in 81% of U.S. towns
Locke Township grades B for jobs and income and A− for walkability. 3% of workers have no commute at all, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole. About one in seven work in Locke Township itself; outside it, Nappanee draws the most (24%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Locke Township, in brief
Locke Township makes and builds things
80% of the jobs based in Locke Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Locke Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 45%. The jobs ↓
Locke Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Locke Township went from 1,726 in 2013 to 2,939 in 2023, +70%. The jobs ↓
Locke Township is where the jobs are
Locke Township has 2,939 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
The jobs in Locke Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
79% of the jobs based in Locke Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 59% of the jobs Locke Township residents hold. 91% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Locke Township. The jobs ↓
Locke Township and Nappanee trade workers both ways
Nappanee is the top workplace for Locke Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Locke Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Locke Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Locke Township is better than 60% of U.S. towns, #240 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate holds Locke Township’s grade up (5.0%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Locke Township could be anywhere from C to A+.
A place that makes things: 80% of Locke Township’s jobs are in goods
2,939 jobs are based in Locke Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Locke Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,726 → 2,939. 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 Locke Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Locke Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,616 residents head out to work, 253 work right here, and 2,686 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,400 people are in Locke Township on a workday afternoon, 25% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 daily trip into Locke Township
Where Locke Township clocks in
24% of workers
12% of workers
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 long Locke Township spends getting to work: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Locke Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,679 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.
Locke Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Locke Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Locke Township is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns, #45 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 10.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 7.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,755 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). 8.5% of Locke Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Locke Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Locke Township is 1,686th of 4,039 U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 90 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 99 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 132 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,684 | Lanai City HI | 3,393 | $92K | 6.7% | 2.2% | 32% | B |
| 1,685 | Ottawa OH | 4,437 | $70K | 8.6% | 1.7% | 25% | B |
| 1,686 | Locke Township IN | 4,301 | $88K | 5.0% | 6.8% | 14% | B |
| 1,687 | Plain Township OH | 3,068 | $86K | 12.9% | 2.9% | 6% | B |
| 1,688 | Adams Township PA | 5,558 | $70K | 10.7% | 0.5% | 10% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,039 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Locke Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
26% of Locke Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Locke Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locke Township | – | B | A− | 19 min | $87,734 |
| Scott Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 15 min | $86,629 |
| Union Township | 2% | B+ | A− | 20 min | $72,422 |
| Nappanee | 24% | C+ | A− | 21 min | $68,892 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 21 min | $100,804 |
| Olive Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 28 min | $81,510 |
| German Township | under 2% | B | B+ | 20 min | $79,175 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Nappanee. Darker towns draw more of Locke 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 Locke Township: questions
What is the median household income in Locke Township?
$87,734 (±$30,633) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Locke Township?
5.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Locke Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Locke Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nappanee (24%, 3 mi), Goshen (12%, 12 mi), Elkhart (10%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Locke Township walkable?
Locke Township is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Locke Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Locke Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Locke 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.