Work, pay and getting to work in Mongo
No jobs are based in Mongo in the Census job records; 52 of its residents work elsewhere. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Indiana as a whole has 11%. Hardly any stay in Mongo for work; outside it, Lagrange is the main destination (12%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Mongo
On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Mongo on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 Mongo’s working residents head each day
Where Mongo clocks in
12% of workers
8% 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.
Working from home in Mongo
of Mongo workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Mongo
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 Mongo: questions
What is the poverty rate in Mongo?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Mongo work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lagrange (12%, 8 mi), Clay Township (12%, 11 mi), Elkhart (8%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mongo 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 Mongo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mongo
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.