Lieber, Richard, Log Cabin · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWork, pay and getting to work in Penn Township
Only 4% work in Penn Township; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (12%, 60 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, next to 24 for Indiana and 26 for the U.S. Penn Township has 187 jobs, and 256 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Penn Township at work: what stands out
Penn Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Penn Township is Indianapolis, 60 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (31) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Penn 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. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 256 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of Penn Township commutes less than 25 miles
About 31% 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.
The trip to work from Penn Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Penn Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 349 commuters (the 9% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Penn Township
On a workday 246 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 177 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.
0.73 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Penn Township goes to work
Where Penn Township clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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.
Penn Township makes things: 44% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Penn Township, 2014 → 2024: 226 → 187. 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 Penn Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Penn Township
The biggest share goes to Adams Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Penn Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $92,578 |
| Reserve Township | under 2% | D | C− | 24 min | $51,397 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 29 min | $73,902 |
| Adams Township | 5% | C− | B+ | 32 min | $61,190 |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Howard Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sugar Creek Township, Liberty Township and Howard Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Penn 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 Penn Township: questions
What is the median household income in Penn Township?
$92,578 (±$22,082) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Penn Township?
17.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Penn Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Penn Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (12%, 60 mi), Rockville (7%, 6 mi), Terre Haute (7%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Penn Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Penn Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Penn 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.