Work and commuting in Middlebury
For 29% of workers, the job is at home (Indiana 11%). Hardly any work in Middlebury; the top destination outside it is Terre Haute (13%, 19 miles). 9 jobs are based in Middlebury; 15 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Middlebury, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.60 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Middlebury’s working residents head each day
Where Middlebury clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
67% of the jobs in Middlebury pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middlebury, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 9. 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 Middlebury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Middlebury
of Middlebury workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 39 commuters (the 29% 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 Middlebury goes to work
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.
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 Middlebury: questions
What is the median household income in Middlebury?
$61,875 (±$48,449) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middlebury?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Middlebury work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Terre Haute (13%, 19 mi), Clay City (7%, 1 mi), Covington (7%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Middlebury 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 Middlebury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middlebury
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.