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Jobs & commute in Point Township

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Point Township works elsewhere

2 jobs are based in Point Township, and 131 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Point Township itself; outside it, Evansville draws the most (33%, 27 miles). 0% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Point Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 131 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

131live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night330
Workday200
330live here− 130head out to work+ 2come in to work= 200on a workday

About 200 people are in Point Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Point Township commutes to

Rockport: 2 residents work here (2%)Mount Vernon: 16 residents work here (12%)Evansville: 43 residents work here (33%)Emma TownshipNew Haven TownshipPatoka Township: 3 residents work here (2%)Black Township: 25 residents work here (19%)Lynn Township: 3 residents work here (2%)Perry Township: 3 residents work here (2%)Scott Township: 3 residents work here (2%)Point TownshipMarrs Township: 2 residents work here (2%)Indianapolis: 10 residents work here (8%)EvansvilleBlack TownshipMount VernonIndianapolisPatoka TownshipLynn TownshipPoint Township
1
Evansville27.2 mi away
33%43
2
Black Township9.1 mi away
19%25
3
Mount Vernon8.9 mi away
12%16
4
Indianapolis167.2 mi away
8%10
5
Patoka Township41.9 mi away
2%3
6
Lynn Township15.4 mi away
2%3
7
Perry Township20.9 mi away
2%3
8
Scott Township32.5 mi away
2%3
9
Rockport51.4 mi away
2%2
10
Marrs Township15.1 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
16%21
The top trips

Where Point Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Point Township

Jobs based in Point TownshipJobs Point Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%27%
Trade, transport & utilities0%27%
Services: health, schools, offices0%45%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%28%
Over $3,333 a month0%56%

Who does it

29 or younger0%20%
30 to 54100%50%
55 and older0%30%
−33%

Jobs based in Point Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 2. 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 Point Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Point Township

Working from home
0%

of Point Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Point Township gets to work
71%Drive alone
29%Carpool

Share of the 52 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.

How far

Point Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miEvansville: 33% · 27.2 miBlack Township: 19% · 9.1 miMount Vernon: 12% · 8.9 miIndianapolis: 8% · 167.2 miPatoka Township: 2% · 41.9 miLynn Township: 2% · 15.4 miPerry Township: 2% · 20.9 miScott Township: 2% · 32.5 miRockport: 2% · 51.4 miMarrs Township: 2% · 15.1 miEvansville 33%Black Township 19%Mount Vernon 12%Indianapolis 8%Patoka Township 2%Point Township
Point TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
27%Under 10 mi36 residents
27%10–24 mi35 residents
24%25–50 mi32 residents
21%Over 50 mi28 residents

About 21% 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.

Next door

19% of Point Township works in a bordering town

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Black Township19 min
Emma Township20 min
New Haven Township36 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownPoint Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Point Township–———$48,000
Black Township19%B−B19 min$71,183

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Black Township. Darker towns draw more of Point Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Point Township: questions

What is the median household income in Point Township?

$48,000 (±$19,543) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Point Township?

0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Point Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Evansville (33%, 27 mi), Black Township (19%, 9 mi), Mount Vernon (12%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Point Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Point Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Point Township

Point Township home →

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.