Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Noble Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Noble Township report 632 jobs; 1,310 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Noble Township B+; getting around on foot earns it C. Only 3% stay in Noble Township for work; outside it, Fort Wayne is the main destination (22%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Noble Township: the figures worth knowing
Noble Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (24 to 29 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Noble Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Noble Township went from 351 in 2014 to 632 in 2024, +80%. The jobs ↓
Noble Township and Fort Wayne trade workers both ways
Fort Wayne is the top workplace for Noble Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Noble Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, 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.
Jobs & income in Noble Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Noble Township is better than 66% of U.S. towns, #194 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate holds Noble Township’s grade up (3.3%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($73,487, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Noble Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
From Noble Township, about 35 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 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 1,420 commuters (the 4% 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.
28% of the jobs in Noble Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Noble Township, 2014 → 2024: 351 → 632. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Noble Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Noble Township’s residents
Where Noble Township clocks in
8% of workers
5% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Noble Township
On a workday 1,272 residents head out to work, 38 work right here, and 594 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Noble Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 2024, primary jobs.
How far Noble Township goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
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 31% of U.S. towns, #388 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, the same share as across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,481 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). 0.6% of Noble Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Noble Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,618 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000, Noble Township comes 1,403rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 73 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 122 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 190 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 1,401 | Tusculum TN | 3,421 | $71K | 5.5% | 3.3% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,402 | Kalama WA | 3,165 | $102K | 13.4% | 1.3% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,403 | Noble Township IN | 2,954 | $73K | 3.3% | 4.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,404 | Bristol NY | 2,261 | $86K | 7.0% | 3.4% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,405 | Welsh LA | 3,286 | $78K | 10.7% | 0.0% | 10% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 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.
The towns around Noble Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Noble Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Township | – | B+ | C | 35 min | $73,487 |
| Green Township | under 3% | A | D | 28 min | $89,792 |
| Thorncreek Township | under 3% | A | C− | 24 min | $112,548 |
| York Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 25 min | $80,972 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | C− | C | 29 min | $64,266 |
| Etna-Troy Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 25 min | $57,163 |
| Tri-Lakes | under 3% | A | D | 29 min | $115,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 2024, 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?
$73,487 (±$2,135) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Noble Township?
3.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Noble Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Noble Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (22%, 23 mi), Albion (8%, 7 mi), Elkhart (5%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Noble Township walkable?
Noble Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Noble Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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), 2024, 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.