Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Noble Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Noble Township for work; outside it, Rushville is the main destination (20%, 6 miles). Employers in Noble Township report 7 jobs, against 304 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers (Indiana 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Noble Township in brief
The workday shuffle in and out of Noble Township
On a workday 304 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Noble Township on a workday afternoon, 52% 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 towns that employ Noble Township’s residents
Where Noble Township clocks in
20% of workers
10% of workers
6% 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: 29% 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: 22 → 7. 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 long Noble Township spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 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 300 commuters (the 3% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Noble Township
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.
How Noble Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Rushville Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Noble Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noble Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $92,516 |
| Orange Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Rushville Township | 2% | C− | B | 22 min | $57,639 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Anderson Township | under 2% | B | D− | 35 min | $91,563 |
Same-state neighbors only. Orange Township, Richland Township and Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, 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?
$92,516 (±$35,202) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Noble Township?
16.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Noble Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Noble Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rushville (20%, 6 mi), Indianapolis (10%, 45 mi), Shelbyville (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Noble 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 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.