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Jobs & commute in North Grove

With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of North Grove works elsewhere

There are 26 jobs in North Grove, against 47 working residents. Hardly any work in North Grove itself; outside it, Wabash draws the most (13%, 15 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in North Grove: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 47 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.

47live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
26work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night8
Workday0
8live here− 47head out to work+ 26come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in North Grove on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.55jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of North Grove: the destinations

WinfieldAmboy: 1 residents work here (2%)Francesville: 1 residents work here (2%)Van Buren: 1 residents work here (2%)ConverseSweetser: 1 residents work here (2%)TiptonPeruWabash: 6 residents work here (13%)LogansportMarion: 4 residents work here (9%)LawrenceKokomo: 6 residents work here (13%)Lafayette: 2 residents work here (4%)Washington Township: 5 residents work here (11%)Taylor TownshipIndianapolis: 3 residents work here (6%)North GroveWabashKokomoWashington TownshipMarionIndianapolisLafayetteNorth Grove
1
Wabash14.9 mi away
13%6
2
Kokomo13.3 mi away
13%6
311%5
4
Marion16.6 mi away
9%4
5
Indianapolis58.5 mi away
6%3
6
Lafayette49.4 mi away
4%2
7
Amboy2.1 mi away
2%1
8
Francesville54.5 mi away
2%1
9
Van Buren24.2 mi away
2%1
10
Sweetser10.9 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%17
The top trips

Where North Grove clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Factories, building and farms: 65% of the jobs in North Grove

Jobs based in North GroveJobs North Grove residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms65%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%15%
Services: health, schools, offices35%62%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less12%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month19%23%
Over $3,333 a month69%62%

Who does it

29 or younger23%19%
30 to 5462%49%
55 and older15%32%
+160%

Jobs based in North Grove, 2014 → 2024: 10 → 26. 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 North Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Where in the region North Grove works

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miWabash: 13% · 14.9 miKokomo: 13% · 13.3 miWashington Township: 11% · 7.6 miMarion: 9% · 16.6 miIndianapolis: 6% · 58.5 miLafayette: 4% · 49.4 miAmboy: 2% · 2.1 miFrancesville: 2% · 54.5 miVan Buren: 2% · 24.2 miSweetser: 2% · 10.9 miWabash 13%Kokomo 13%Washington Township 11%Marion 9%Indianapolis 6%North Grove
North GroveTop destinations (size = commuters)
26%Under 10 mi12 residents
43%10–24 mi20 residents
9%25–50 mi4 residents
23%Over 50 mi11 residents

About 23% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in North Grove: questions

What is the poverty rate in North Grove?

0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in North Grove work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wabash (13%, 15 mi), Kokomo (13%, 13 mi), Washington Township (11%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from North Grove, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of North Grove

North Grove home →

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.