Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0For about half of its working residents, McCordsville is a commute to Indianapolis
24% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. The two grades for McCordsville are A+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. Measured by household income, McCordsville is ahead of 84% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
McCordsville and work: the main findings
Jobs in McCordsville have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in McCordsville went from 508 in 2014 to 1,309 in 2024, +158%. The jobs ↓
A lot of McCordsville works from home
24% of McCordsville workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside McCordsville
72% of McCordsville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in McCordsville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
McCordsville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 29 minutes). 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for McCordsville
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, McCordsville is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #9 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate is its strongest input (0.9%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, McCordsville could be anywhere from A to A+.
Inside McCordsville’s 1,309 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McCordsville, 2014 → 2024: 508 → 1,309. 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 McCordsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 32 minutes to work from McCordsville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McCordsville workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,372 commuters (the 24% 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.
Who works in McCordsville, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 5,534 residents head out to work, 185 work right here, and 1,124 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,700 people are in McCordsville on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.23 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of McCordsville to work: where people go
Where McCordsville clocks in
48% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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 far it is to work from McCordsville
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.
Driving is how McCordsville gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, McCordsville is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns, #148 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 6.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,731 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.4% of McCordsville households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of McCordsville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,526 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000, McCordsville comes 104th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
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| 62 | Whitestown IN | 15,767 | $124K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 6% | A+ |
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| 102 | Harrisburg SD | 10,405 | $109K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 103 | Warwick Township PA | 14,843 | $155K | 2.8% | 3.0% | 5% | A+ |
| 104 | McCordsville IN | 13,094 | $111K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| 105 | Haddonfield NJ | 12,740 | $200K | 3.1% | 3.6% | 6% | A+ |
| 106 | Warren Township NJ | 17,753 | $204K | 2.8% | 3.5% | 7% | A+ |
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| 114 | Brown Township IN | 15,523 | $140K | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
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| 143 | Miller Township IN | 10,161 | $113K | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
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| 2,526 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of McCordsville, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
55% of McCordsville works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Indianapolis (48%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McCordsville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCordsville | – | A+ | B | 32 min | $110,692 |
| Vernon Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 29 min | $108,370 |
| Lawrence Township | under 2% | B− | B | 26 min | $72,081 |
| Indianapolis | 48% | B− | A− | 25 min | $66,307 |
| Fall Creek Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 28 min | $146,226 |
| Fishers | 7% | A+ | B− | 27 min | $130,203 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McCordsville’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 McCordsville: questions
What is the median household income in McCordsville?
$110,692 (±$5,919) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McCordsville?
0.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McCordsville?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McCordsville work?
3% work in town.
Is McCordsville walkable?
McCordsville is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around McCordsville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McCordsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of McCordsville
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.