Michigantown has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% stay in Michigantown for work; outside it, Frankfort is the main destination (32%, 8 miles). There are 73 jobs in Michigantown; 193 of its residents have a job. For 4% of workers, the job is at home, against 11% across Indiana.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Michigantown
On a workday 189 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Michigantown on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Where the trip to work from Michigantown ends
Where Michigantown clocks in
32% 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.
What Michigantown’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Michigantown, 2014 → 2024: 25 → 73. 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 Michigantown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Michigantown: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Michigantown workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 244 commuters (the 4% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Michigantown
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.
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 Michigantown: questions
What is the median household income in Michigantown?
$74,375 (±$19,416) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Michigantown?
16.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Michigantown?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Michigantown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Frankfort (32%, 8 mi), Lafayette (18%, 25 mi), Indianapolis (7%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Michigantown 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 Michigantown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Michigantown
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.