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Jobs & commute in Logan Township

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Logan Township works elsewhere

Logan Township has 2 jobs, against 157 working residents. Hardly any work in Logan Township itself; outside it, Petersburg draws the most (14%, 7 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers (Indiana 11%).

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

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Logan Township

On a workday 157 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

157live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night400
Workday250
400live here− 160head out to work+ 2come in to work= 250on a workday

About 250 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.01jobs 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

Commuting out of Logan Township: the destinations

Petersburg: 22 residents work here (14%)Princeton: 5 residents work here (3%)Washington: 4 residents work here (3%)Vincennes: 7 residents work here (4%)Jasper: 11 residents work here (7%)Evansville: 16 residents work here (10%)Columbia TownshipPatoka Township: 12 residents work here (8%)Washington TownshipWashington Township: 15 residents work here (10%)Logan TownshipPatoka TownshipMadison TownshipClay TownshipJefferson Township: 4 residents work here (3%)Indianapolis: 4 residents work here (3%)GlezenPetersburgEvansvilleWashington TownshipPatoka TownshipJasperVincennesLogan Township
1
Petersburg7 mi away
14%22
2
Evansville30.9 mi away
10%16
310%15
4
Patoka Township12.9 mi away
8%12
5
Jasper23 mi away
7%11
6
Vincennes19.8 mi away
4%7
7
Princeton12.8 mi away
3%5
8
Washington20.1 mi away
3%4
9
Jefferson Township38.1 mi away
3%4
10
Indianapolis114.6 mi away
3%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%57
The top trips

Where Logan Township 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

Factories, building and farms: 50% of the jobs in Logan Township

Jobs based in Logan TownshipJobs Logan Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms50%25%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices50%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%24%
Over $3,333 a month100%57%

Who does it

29 or younger50%27%
30 to 540%50%
55 and older50%24%

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 Logan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

A commute of about 40 minutes in Logan Township

A year of commuting
305 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Logan Township40 min
Indiana24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Logan Township gets to work
89%Drive alone
11%Carpool

Share of the 183 commuters (the 0% 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

The commute from Logan Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPetersburg: 14% · 7 miEvansville: 10% · 30.9 miWashington Township: 10% · 7.1 miPatoka Township: 8% · 12.9 miJasper: 7% · 23 miVincennes: 4% · 19.8 miPrinceton: 3% · 12.8 miWashington: 3% · 20.1 miJefferson Township: 3% · 38.1 miIndianapolis: 3% · 114.6 miPetersburg 14%Evansville 10%Washington Township 10%Patoka Township 8%Jasper 7%Logan Township
Logan TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi36 residents
37%10–24 mi57 residents
21%25–50 mi32 residents
20%Over 50 mi31 residents

About 20% 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.

Next door

Work next door: 10% of Logan Township’s workers

Jobs & commute next door

TownLogan Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Logan Township–——40 min$100,347
Columbia Townshipunder 3%C+A−25 min$54,711
Patoka Townshipunder 3%C+C−28 min$67,156
Madison Townshipunder 3%——34 min—
Clay Townshipunder 3%————
Washington Townshipunder 3%——30 min—
Washington Township10%C+C24 min$63,214
Glezenunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Madison Township, Clay Township and Glezen: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Washington Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Washington Township. Darker towns draw more of Logan Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 Logan Township: questions

What is the median household income in Logan Township?

$100,347 (±$85,515) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Logan Township?

17.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Logan Township?

40 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Logan Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Petersburg (14%, 7 mi), Evansville (10%, 31 mi), Washington Township (10%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Logan Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 29% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Logan Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Logan Township

Logan Township 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.