Most of Noble Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
132 jobs are based in Noble Township, and 671 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Noble Township are B+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability. For 1% of workers, the job is at home; Indiana has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Noble Township, in brief
Noble Township is a place people come home to
There are 132 jobs based in Noble Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Noble Township has about 1,100 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Noble Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 34 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Few Noble Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 671 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Noble Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Noble Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Noble Township’s grade up (4.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 39% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Noble Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Noble Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
In and out of Noble Township on a workday
On a workday 666 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 127 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Noble Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer 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.
The daily trip from Noble Township: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Noble Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 765 commuters (the 1% 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.
16% of working residents work in Valparaiso
Where Noble Township clocks in
16% of workers
14% 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: 58% of Noble Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Noble Township, 2013 → 2023: 194 → 132. 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 Noble Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Noble Township commutes
About 15% 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.
Most trips from Noble Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Noble Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Noble Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 775 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.4% of Noble Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Noble Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
865th of 5,794: where Noble Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 111 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 122 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 863 | Ten Mile Township KS | 1,611 | $122K | 12.5% | 2.4% | 1% | B+ |
| 864 | Eldred Township PA | 1,968 | $99K | 4.9% | 1.3% | 1% | B+ |
| 865 | Noble Township IN | 1,591 | $96K | 4.1% | 0.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 866 | Lancaster Township IN | 1,169 | $88K | 2.6% | 1.5% | 1% | B+ |
| 867 | Spring Hill Township KS | 2,006 | $111K | 1.0% | 13.8% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Noble Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door to Noble Township
The biggest share goes to Clinton Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Noble Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Township | – | B+ | D− | 39 min | $95,694 |
| Union Township | under 3% | D | D− | 25 min | $56,964 |
| Clinton Township | 3% | B | B | 32 min | $105,714 |
| Scipio Township | under 3% | B− | C | 30 min | $78,269 |
| Hanna Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hanna Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Noble 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 Noble Township: questions
What is the median household income in Noble Township?
$95,694 (±$26,053) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Noble Township?
4.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Noble Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Noble Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valparaiso (16%, 15 mi), La Porte (14%, 10 mi), Michigan City (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Noble Township walkable?
Noble Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Noble Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Noble Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Noble 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. 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.