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Jobs & commute in Mitcheltree Township

Mitcheltree Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

41 jobs are based in Mitcheltree Township for 198 working residents. Only 1% work in Mitcheltree Township itself; outside it, Bedford draws the most (6%, 14 miles). Working residents average 38 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

41 jobs based here
Household income
$111K
median · Indiana $72K
Poverty
13.6%
Indiana 12.3%
Unemployment
0.0%
Indiana 4.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
38 min
Indiana 24 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
2 of 198 working residents
Work from home
5%
Indiana 11% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

How many people are in Mitcheltree Township by day

On a workday 196 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.

196live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
39work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night560
Workday400
560live here− 200head out to work+ 39come in to work= 400on a workday

About 400 people are in Mitcheltree Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.21jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Mitcheltree Township ends

CraneOoliticBloomfieldLoogootee: 10 residents work here (5%)Shoals: 11 residents work here (6%)MitchellCloverdaleWashington: 10 residents work here (5%)Jasper: 10 residents work here (5%)Bedford: 12 residents work here (6%)Terre Haute: 8 residents work here (4%)Shawswick TownshipHalbert Township: 11 residents work here (6%)Mitcheltree TownshipVan Buren Township: 10 residents work here (5%)Perry Township: 10 residents work here (5%)Center TownshipSpice Valley TownshipJackson TownshipIndian Creek TownshipIndianapolis: 12 residents work here (6%)BedfordIndianapolisShoalsHalbert TownshipLoogooteeWashingtonMitcheltree Township
1
Bedford13.5 mi away
6%12
2
Indianapolis73.1 mi away
6%12
3
Shoals11.3 mi away
6%11
4
Halbert Township12 mi away
6%11
5
Loogootee14 mi away
5%10
6
Washington25.5 mi away
5%10
7
Jasper31.7 mi away
5%10
8
Van Buren Township13.2 mi away
5%10
9
Perry Township6.8 mi away
5%10
10
Terre Haute56 mi away
4%8
Everywhere elseother towns and states
47%94
The top trips

Where Mitcheltree Township clocks in

6% of workers
13.5 mi awayBedford12 Mitcheltree Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6% of workers
73.1 mi awayIndianapolis12 Mitcheltree Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6% of workers
11.3 mi awayShoals11 Mitcheltree Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

78% of the jobs in Mitcheltree Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Mitcheltree TownshipJobs Mitcheltree Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms15%26%
Trade, transport & utilities10%22%
Services: health, schools, offices76%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less5%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%36%
Over $3,333 a month78%44%

Who does it

29 or younger10%27%
30 to 5459%42%
55 and older32%31%

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 Mitcheltree Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Mitcheltree Township: about 38 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
294 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Mitcheltree Township38 min
Indiana24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
5%

of Mitcheltree Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Mitcheltree Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 226 commuters (the 5% 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

Half of Mitcheltree Township commutes less than 22 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBedford: 6% · 13.5 miIndianapolis: 6% · 73.1 miShoals: 6% · 11.3 miHalbert Township: 6% · 12 miLoogootee: 5% · 14 miWashington: 5% · 25.5 miJasper: 5% · 31.7 miVan Buren Township: 5% · 13.2 miPerry Township: 5% · 6.8 miTerre Haute: 4% · 56 miBedford 6%Indianapolis 6%Shoals 6%Halbert Township 6%Loogootee 5%Mitcheltree Township
Mitcheltree TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi22 residents
44%10–24 mi88 residents
20%25–50 mi39 residents
25%Over 50 mi49 residents

About 25% 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.

Next door

The towns next door employ 11% of Mitcheltree Township

Halbert Township: 6% of workers work hereSpice Valley Township: few work herePerry Township: 5% of workers work hereIndian Creek Township: few work hereCenter Township: few work hereJackson Township: few work hereHalbert TownshipSpice Valley TownshipPerry TownshipIndian Creek TownshipCenter TownshipJackson TownshipMitcheltree Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Perry Township21 min
Center Township31 min
Halbert Township32 min
Indian Creek Township34 min
Spice Valley Township35 min
Jackson Township36 min
Mitcheltree Township38 min
Halbert Township6% of Mitcheltree Township works hereSpice Valley Townshipunder 5% of Mitcheltree TownshipPerry Township5% of Mitcheltree Township works hereIndian Creek Townshipunder 5% of Mitcheltree TownshipCenter Townshipunder 5% of Mitcheltree TownshipJackson Townshipunder 5% of Mitcheltree Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownMitcheltree Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Mitcheltree Township–——38 min$110,956
Halbert Township6%C−D32 min$70,764
Spice Valley Townshipunder 5%CC−35 min$81,667
Perry Township5%C−C+21 min$64,879
Indian Creek Townshipunder 5%B−C−34 min$92,853
Center Townshipunder 5%C−C31 min$60,529
Jackson Townshipunder 5%BD−36 min$67,262

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Halbert Township. Darker towns draw more of Mitcheltree Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Mitcheltree Township: questions

What is the median household income in Mitcheltree Township?

$110,956 (±$105,672) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Mitcheltree Township?

13.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Mitcheltree Township?

38 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Mitcheltree Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bedford (6%, 14 mi), Indianapolis (6%, 73 mi), Shoals (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Mitcheltree 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 Mitcheltree Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Mitcheltree Township

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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.