Most of Lost River Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Lost River Township itself; outside it, Jasper draws the most (13%, 16 miles). Lost River Township has 15 jobs, against 233 working residents. Working residents average 38 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Lost River Township
Lost River Township is a place people come home to
There are 15 jobs based in Lost River Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lost River Township has about 280 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Lost River Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 107 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 233 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Lost River Township
On a workday 233 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Lost River Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
From Lost River Township, about 38 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lost River Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 201 commuters (the 14% 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.
The towns that employ Lost River Township’s residents
Where Lost River Township clocks in
13% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Lost River Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lost River Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 15. 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 Lost River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Lost River Township
About 25% 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.
Work in the towns next to Lost River Township
The biggest share goes to Halbert Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lost River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost River Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $76,058 |
| Rutherford Township | under 4% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Halbert Township | 9% | C− | D | 32 min | $70,764 |
| Columbia Township | under 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Harbison Township | under 4% | B+ | C | 25 min | $113,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Rutherford Township: not graded. Columbia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lost River 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 Lost River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lost River Township?
$76,058 (±$35,398) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lost River Township?
5.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lost River Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lost River Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jasper (13%, 16 mi), Shoals (10%, 7 mi), Halbert Township (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lost River 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 Lost River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lost River 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.