Orange Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Orange Township has 1 jobs; 307 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Orange Township for work; outside it, Connersville is the main destination (20%, 9 miles). 1% of workers work from home, where Indiana as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Orange Township apart
Orange Township is a place people come home to
There are 1 jobs based in Orange Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Orange Township has about 380 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Orange 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 307 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Orange Township by day
On a workday 306 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Orange Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Time on the road from Orange Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orange Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 239 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.
Where Orange Township goes to work
Where Orange Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Orange Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Orange Township, by distance
About 22% 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.
Around Orange Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orange Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $53,750 |
| Noble Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Connersville Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Columbia Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Fairview Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Posey Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 50 min | $52,440 |
Same-state neighbors only. Noble Township, Columbia Township and Fairview Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Connersville Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Orange 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 Orange Township: questions
What is the median household income in Orange Township?
$53,750 (±$41,610) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orange Township?
29.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orange Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orange Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Connersville (20%, 9 mi), Indianapolis (8%, 48 mi), Rushville (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Orange 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 Orange Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orange 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.