North Bend Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income D: better than 8% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability D−: more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are lower than in 72% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 31 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in North Bend Township; the top destination outside it is Knox (12%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in North Bend Township, in brief
North Bend Township is a place people come home to
There are 61 jobs based in North Bend Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday North Bend Township has about 1,000 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
North Bend Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (21 to 28 minutes). 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 537 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind North Bend Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, North Bend Township is better than 8% of U.S. towns. Household income holds North Bend Township’s grade up ($61,375, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (23.6%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (3.8%) is left out: North Bend Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, North Bend Township could be anywhere from D− to B−.
North Bend Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 530 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in North Bend Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.11 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.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Bend Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 548 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
12% of working residents work in Knox
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where North Bend Township clocks in
12% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
North Bend Township makes things: 48% of its jobs are in goods
61 jobs are based in North Bend Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Bend Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Bend Township, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 61. 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.
Half of North Bend Township commutes less than 31 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 26% 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.
Most trips from North Bend Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Bend Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place North Bend 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 584 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). 0.0% of North Bend Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Bend Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
North Bend Township is 4,658th of 5,397 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of North Bend Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 97 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 107 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,656 | Penn Township IN | 1,113 | $39K | 17.3% | 2.2% | 1% | D |
| 4,657 | Munford AL | 1,371 | $42K | 19.8% | 7.9% | 1% | D |
| 4,658 | North Bend Township IN | 1,511 | $61K | 23.6% | 3.8% | 1% | D |
| 4,659 | Harrisville Township MI | 1,355 | $54K | 13.9% | 4.3% | 5% | D |
| 4,660 | Russell NY | 1,853 | $65K | 20.7% | 8.4% | 4% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,397 | 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.
North Bend Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of North Bend Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Bend Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bend Township | – | D | D− | 31 min | $61,375 |
| Tippecanoe Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 23 min | $95,556 |
| California Township | under 2% | C | D− | 28 min | $67,404 |
| Union Township | under 2% | C− | A− | 21 min | $56,477 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 28 min | $67,619 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 North Bend Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Bend Township?
$61,375 (±$27,887) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Bend Township?
23.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Bend Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Bend Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Knox (12%, 7 mi), Plymouth (9%, 14 mi), Culver (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Bend Township walkable?
North Bend Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Bend 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 North Bend Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Bend 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.