Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPike Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Pike Township itself; outside it, Portland draws the most (26%, 5 miles). Pike Township has 21 jobs, against 346 working residents. Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average; the Indiana average is 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Pike Township apart
Pike Township is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in Pike Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pike Township has about 500 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pike Township and Portland trade workers both ways
Portland is the top workplace for Pike Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Pike Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Pike Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 346 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Pike Township by day
On a workday 344 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Pike Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Out of Pike Township to work: where people go
Where Pike Township clocks in
26% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Pike Township’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pike Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 372 commuters (the 6% 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.
A place that makes things: 57% of Pike Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pike Township, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 21. 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pike Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Pike Township works
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Pike Township
The biggest share goes to Wayne Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pike Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $73,125 |
| Madison Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Wayne Township | 5% | C | B+ | 19 min | $59,403 |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Ward Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 19 min | $72,841 |
Same-state neighbors only. Madison Township and Jefferson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pike 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 Pike Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pike Township?
$73,125 (±$11,338) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pike Township?
3.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pike Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pike Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (26%, 5 mi), Muncie (7%, 26 mi), Indianapolis (6%, 75 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pike 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 Pike Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pike 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.