With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Lockhart Township works elsewhere
Employers in Lockhart Township report 55 jobs for 333 working residents. Hardly any stay in Lockhart Township for work; outside it, Jasper is the main destination (20%, 13 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 29 minutes (Indiana 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Lockhart Township
Lockhart Township is a place people come home to
There are 55 jobs based in Lockhart Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lockhart Township has about 550 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lockhart Township and Jasper trade workers both ways
Jasper is the top workplace for Lockhart Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Lockhart Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Lockhart Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 333 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Lockhart Township
On a workday 332 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Lockhart 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.
Commuting out of Lockhart Township: the destinations
Where Lockhart Township clocks in
20% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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 Lockhart Township spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lockhart Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 425 commuters (the 7% 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.
Lockhart Township makes things: 64% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lockhart Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 55. 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 Lockhart Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lockhart Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 15% 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.
Around Lockhart Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lockhart Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockhart Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $88,894 |
| Marion Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Cass Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 29 min | $72,339 |
| Patoka Township | under 2% | C | B | 19 min | $70,197 |
| Lane Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Pigeon Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 31 min | $115,852 |
Same-state neighbors only. Marion Township, Monroe Township and Lane Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lockhart 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 Lockhart Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lockhart Township?
$88,894 (±$48,782) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lockhart Township?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lockhart Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lockhart Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jasper (20%, 13 mi), Evansville (10%, 30 mi), Huntingburg (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lockhart Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lockhart Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lockhart 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.