Most of Marion Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Marion Township itself; outside it, Jasper draws the most (18%, 10 miles). Employers in Marion Township report 38 jobs, against 281 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Marion Township in brief
Marion Township is a place people come home to
There are 38 jobs based in Marion Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Marion Township has about 440 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Marion Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 281 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Marion Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 280 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Marion Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Marion Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marion Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 166 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.
Where Marion Township’s working residents head each day
Where Marion Township clocks in
18% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marion Township, 2014 → 2024: 22 → 38. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Marion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Marion Township’s workers travel
About 18% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Marion Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | – | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Madison Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 17 min | $86,277 |
| Lockhart Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | B− | C | 23 min | $81,522 |
| Patoka Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 28 min | $67,156 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lockhart Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marion 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 2024, 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 Marion Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Marion Township?
3.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marion Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marion Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jasper (18%, 10 mi), Evansville (8%, 35 mi), Petersburg (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Marion 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 Marion Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marion Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.