Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Metamora Township works elsewhere
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). There are 40 jobs in Metamora Township for 438 working residents. Hardly any stay in Metamora Township for work; outside it, Batesville is the main destination (9%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Metamora Township, in brief
Metamora Township is a place people come home to
There are 40 jobs based in Metamora Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Metamora Township has about 540 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Metamora Township’s 25-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 29 to 41 minutes. Next door ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 438 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Metamora Township
On a workday 435 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Metamora Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Commuting out of Metamora Township: the destinations
Where Metamora Township clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Metamora Township: what the 40 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Metamora Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 40. 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 Metamora Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Metamora Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Metamora Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 307 commuters (the 12% 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.
The commute from Metamora Township, by distance
About 24% 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 Metamora Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Metamora Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metamora Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $64,400 |
| Laurel Township | under 3% | C− | C | 41 min | $72,596 |
| Butler Township | under 3% | B+ | D− | 35 min | $97,114 |
| Brookville Township | under 3% | C− | B+ | 33 min | $64,480 |
| Salt Creek Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 29 min | $62,396 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Metamora 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 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 Metamora Township: questions
What is the median household income in Metamora Township?
$64,400 (±$35,969) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Metamora Township?
2.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Metamora Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Metamora Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Batesville (9%, 10 mi), Indianapolis (8%, 59 mi), Brookville (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Metamora Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 23% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Metamora Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Metamora Township
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.