Where Parish Grove Township earns its living
Parish Grove Township has 79 jobs for 75 working residents. Only 1% work in Parish Grove Township; the top destination outside it is Lafayette (12%, 34 miles). Working residents average 18 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Parish Grove Township
On a workday 74 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Parish Grove Township’s working residents head each day
Where Parish Grove Township clocks in
9% 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.
In Parish Grove Township, 62% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Parish Grove Township, 2014 → 2024: 35 → 79. 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 Parish Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes each way, quicker than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parish Grove Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 70 commuters (the 10% 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.
How many miles Parish Grove Township commutes
About 32% 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.
Next door to Parish Grove Township
The biggest share goes to Center Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Parish Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parish Grove Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $76,065 |
| Center Township | 3% | D | C+ | 25 min | $52,907 |
| York Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Hickory Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. York Township and Hickory Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Parish Grove 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 Parish Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Parish Grove Township?
$76,065 (±$3,743) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Parish Grove Township?
18.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parish Grove Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parish Grove Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (12%, 34 mi), Indianapolis (9%, 89 mi), West Lafayette (7%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Parish Grove 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 Parish Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parish Grove 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.