A job hub: Middlebury has 4.2 jobs per working resident, and 6,911 people come in to work
There are 7,253 jobs in Middlebury; 1,734 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Middlebury B−; getting around on foot earns it D. About one in five work in Middlebury; the top destination outside it is Elkhart (14%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Middlebury
Middlebury fills up on a workday
Middlebury has 7,253 jobs, 4.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 9,300 people are in town, more than double the 3,800 who live here. Day and night ↓
Middlebury makes and builds things
77% of the jobs based in Middlebury are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Middlebury residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 48%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Middlebury are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 24 across Indiana. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Indiana worker. Time on the road ↓
Middlebury has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Middlebury went from 5,233 in 2013 to 7,253 in 2023, +39%. The jobs ↓
Middlebury draws workers from far and wide
The 7,253 jobs in Middlebury are filled from a wide area. Middlebury’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 37%; the other 58% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Middlebury’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Middlebury is better than 49% of U.S. towns, #331 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Middlebury’s grade up (ahead of 65% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (14.6%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Middlebury could be anywhere from C− to A−.
The daily flow of workers through Middlebury
On a workday 1,392 residents head out to work and 342 work right here.
About 9,300 people are in Middlebury on a workday afternoon, 147% more 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.
A place that makes things: 77% of Middlebury’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middlebury, 2013 → 2023: 5,233 → 7,253. 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.
Getting to work from Middlebury takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middlebury workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,506 commuters (the 8% 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 towns that send workers to Middlebury
Where Middlebury clocks in
14% of workers
11% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Middlebury
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.
Most of Middlebury commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Middlebury is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #521 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,640 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). 6.7% of Middlebury households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Middlebury’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Middlebury ranks: 2,291st of 4,430 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 85 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 96 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,289 | Jefferson Township IN | 3,204 | $61K | 7.6% | 3.2% | 19% | B− |
| 2,290 | Heritage Lake IN | 3,227 | $88K | 13.3% | 3.5% | 2% | B− |
| 2,291 | Middlebury IN | 3,752 | $75K | 14.6% | 4.0% | 20% | B− |
| 2,292 | Fayetteville WV | 2,721 | $68K | 10.3% | 2.1% | 17% | B− |
| 2,293 | Reno Township KS | 4,360 | $60K | 12.4% | 1.6% | 10% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,430 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Middlebury, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
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?
$75,236 (±$15,467) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middlebury?
14.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middlebury?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Middlebury work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elkhart (14%, 13 mi), Goshen (11%, 9 mi), Middlebury Township (8%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Middlebury walkable?
Middlebury is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Middlebury without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% 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. 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.