Van Reed Farmstead · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Pine Township works elsewhere
Employers in Pine Township report 90 jobs, against 209 working residents. Hardly any work in Pine Township itself; outside it, Lafayette draws the most (27%, 25 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Indiana 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Pine Township, in a few figures
Pine Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Pine Township is Lafayette, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 27% of working residents (57) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Pine Township workers work from home
Only 0% 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 209 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of Pine Township commutes less than 23 miles
About 24% 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.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Pine Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pine Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 162 commuters (the 0% 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.
Who works in Pine Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 209 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 90 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Pine Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Commuting out of Pine Township: the destinations
Where Pine Township clocks in
14% of workers
11% 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.
Making and building: 61% of jobs based in Pine Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pine Township, 2013 → 2023: 226 → 90. 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 Pine Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Pine Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Adams Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pine Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $118,958 |
| Adams Township | 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Prairie Township | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
| Liberty Township | under 1% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Oak Grove Township | under 1% | C− | D | 24 min | $55,417 |
Same-state neighbors only. Adams Township, Prairie Township and Liberty Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pine 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 Pine Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pine Township?
$118,958 (±$28,608) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pine Township?
2.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pine Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pine Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (27%, 25 mi), West Lafayette (14%, 21 mi), Indianapolis (11%, 77 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pine 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 Pine Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pine 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.