Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Pendleton has 1.5 jobs for every working resident: 2,847 people commute in to work
Jobs & income B: better than 62% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #220 of 593 in Indiana.
Walkability A−: more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns · #71 of 593 in Indiana.
Household incomes here are higher than in 64% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 24 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Pendleton; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (18%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Pendleton
What’s behind Pendleton’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pendleton is better than 62% of U.S. towns, #220 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Pendleton’s grade up (ahead of 78% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pendleton could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Half of Pendleton commutes less than 16 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Pendleton fills up on a workday
On a workday 1,840 residents head out to work, 219 work right here, and 2,847 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,900 people are in Pendleton on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.49 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
18% of working residents work in Indianapolis
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Pendleton clocks in
18% of workers
13% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 3,066 jobs in Pendleton are
3,066 jobs are based in Pendleton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pendleton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pendleton, 2013 → 2023: 2,741 → 3,066. 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.
About 24 minutes each way, about the IN average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pendleton workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,181 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Pendleton is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pendleton is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns, #71 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Pendleton 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 2,652 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). 2.4% of Pendleton households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pendleton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pendleton is 1,425th of 3,336 U.S. towns of 4,200 to 8,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Pendleton, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 78 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 165 | New Whiteland IN | 5,937 | $90K | 3.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,423 | Westmont PA | 4,747 | $109K | 7.8% | 5.5% | 4% | B |
| 1,424 | Cumberland Township PA | 7,219 | $83K | 7.3% | 3.5% | 7% | B |
| 1,425 | Pendleton IN | 5,930 | $87K | 9.1% | 5.2% | 11% | B |
| 1,426 | South Bound Brook NJ | 4,926 | $113K | 13.1% | 7.2% | 2% | B |
| 1,427 | Orleans MA | 6,524 | $102K | 8.6% | 3.2% | 22% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,336 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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.
16% of Pendleton works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Anderson (13%). Darker towns draw more of Pendleton’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pendleton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendleton | – | B | A− | 24 min | $86,806 |
| Ingalls | under 2% | B− | C | 31 min | $74,236 |
| Anderson | 13% | C− | B+ | 25 min | $46,909 |
| Green Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 32 min | $96,875 |
| Fall Creek Township | 3% | B+ | C+ | 24 min | $90,726 |
| Lapel | under 2% | B | B+ | 26 min | $79,778 |
| Stony Creek Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 27 min | $79,250 |
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 Pendleton: questions
What is the median household income in Pendleton?
$86,806 (±$9,643) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pendleton?
9.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pendleton?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pendleton work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (18%, 26 mi), Anderson (13%, 7 mi), Fishers (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pendleton walkable?
Pendleton is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.2 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pendleton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pendleton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pendleton
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.