Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMaxwell has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Indiana 11%). Maxwell has 68 jobs, and 192 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Maxwell; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (35%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Maxwell
On a workday 192 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Maxwell on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where the trip to work from Maxwell ends
Where Maxwell clocks in
35% of workers
18% of workers
5% 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.
In Maxwell, 44% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Maxwell, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 68. 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 Maxwell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Maxwell takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Maxwell workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 145 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 many miles Maxwell commutes
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.
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 Maxwell: questions
What is the median household income in Maxwell?
$75,568 (±$33,435) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Maxwell?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Maxwell?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Maxwell work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (35%, 21 mi), Greenfield (18%, 4 mi), Carmel (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Maxwell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Maxwell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maxwell
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.