Jobs and earnings in Mace, and the trip to work
0% of workers have no commute at all; Indiana has 11%. Hardly any stay in Mace for work; outside it, Union Township is the main destination (15%, 6 miles). The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average, next to 24 for Indiana and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mace by day and by night
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 58 people are in Mace on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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 towns that employ Mace’s residents
Where Mace clocks in
15% of workers
12% 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 Mace spends getting to work: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mace workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 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.
Mace’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.
The towns around Mace
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mace workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mace | – | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Linnsburg | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Linnsburg: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mace’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 Mace: questions
What is the poverty rate in Mace?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mace?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mace work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Union Township (15%, 6 mi), Crawfordsville (12%, 6 mi), Lafayette (12%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mace 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 Mace, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mace
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.