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Jobs & commute in Mellott

Most of Mellott commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any stay in Mellott for work; outside it, Veedersburg is the main destination (14%, 7 miles). Mellott has 6 jobs, and 70 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers have no commute at all; Indiana has 11%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Mellott quiets down on a workday

On a workday 70 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

70live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night180
Workday110
180live here− 70head out to work+ 6come in to work= 110on a workday

About 110 people are in Mellott on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.09jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The towns that employ Mellott’s residents

Danville: 6 residents work here (9%)MellottCovington: 2 residents work here (3%)Attica: 2 residents work here (3%)Veedersburg: 10 residents work here (14%)Crawfordsville: 6 residents work here (9%)Michigan City: 2 residents work here (3%)Jackson TownshipUnion Township: 4 residents work here (6%)Van Buren Township: 3 residents work here (4%)Mound Township: 3 residents work here (4%)Cain TownshipIndianapolis: 6 residents work here (9%)GalenaVeedersburgDanvilleCrawfordsvilleIndianapolisUnion TownshipVan Buren TownshipMellott
1
Veedersburg6.6 mi away
14%10
2
Danville, IL24.4 mi away
9%6
3
Crawfordsville15.8 mi away
9%6
4
Indianapolis59.4 mi away
9%6
5
Union Township15.9 mi away
6%4
64%3
7
Mound Township16.6 mi away
4%3
8
Covington12.9 mi away
3%2
9
Attica9.9 mi away
3%2
10
Michigan City107.7 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
37%26
The top trips

Where Mellott clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Making and building: 67% of jobs based in Mellott

Jobs based in MellottJobs Mellott residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms67%39%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices33%41%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%27%
Over $3,333 a month50%64%

Who does it

29 or younger33%24%
30 to 5433%51%
55 and older33%24%
+0%

Jobs based in Mellott, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 6. 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 Mellott’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Mellott takes about 31 minutes

A year of commuting
238 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Mellott31 min
Indiana24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Mellott workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Mellott gets to work
87%Drive alone
13%Carpool

Share of the 84 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 far

Half of Mellott commutes less than 22 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miVeedersburg: 14% · 6.6 miDanville: 9% · 24.4 miCrawfordsville: 9% · 15.8 miIndianapolis: 9% · 59.4 miUnion Township: 6% · 15.9 miVan Buren Township: 4% · 6 miMound Township: 4% · 16.6 miCovington: 3% · 12.9 miAttica: 3% · 9.9 miMichigan City: 3% · 107.7 miVeedersburg 14%Danville 9%Crawfordsville 9%Indianapolis 9%Union Township 6%Mellott
MellottTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi14 residents
46%10–24 mi32 residents
7%25–50 mi5 residents
27%Over 50 mi19 residents

About 27% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Mellott: questions

What is the median household income in Mellott?

$86,000 (±$27,324) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Mellott?

9.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Mellott?

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 Mellott work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Veedersburg (14%, 7 mi), Danville (9%, 24 mi), Crawfordsville (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Mellott 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 Mellott, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Mellott

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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.