Making a living in Milroy Township
Hardly any work in Milroy Township itself; outside it, Rensselaer draws the most (19%, 8 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Indiana as a whole has 11%. There are 138 jobs in Milroy Township, against 100 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Milroy Township
On a workday 100 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 138 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Milroy Township on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.38 per resident).
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 the trip to work from Milroy Township ends
Where Milroy Township clocks in
19% of workers
9% 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.
A place that makes things: 98% of Milroy Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Milroy Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 138. 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 Milroy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Milroy Township
of Milroy Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 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.
Milroy Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 33% 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.
Work in the towns next to Milroy Township
The biggest share goes to Marion Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Milroy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milroy Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Marion Township | 3% | C− | B− | 20 min | $62,252 |
| Princeton Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 19 min | $70,833 |
| Hanging Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Monon Township | under 2% | D | C− | 28 min | $48,670 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hanging Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Milroy 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 Milroy Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Milroy Township?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Milroy Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rensselaer (19%, 8 mi), Lafayette (16%, 34 mi), Indianapolis (9%, 89 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Milroy Township 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 Milroy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Milroy 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.