Polk Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Indiana 11%). Employers in Polk Township report 39 jobs, against 223 working residents. Hardly any work in Polk Township; the top destination outside it is Huntington (35%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Polk Township
Polk Township is a place people come home to
There are 39 jobs based in Polk Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Polk Township has about 300 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Polk Township works in Huntington
78 working residents, 35%, have their main job in Huntington, 8.8 miles away. That’s far more as work in Polk Township itself. The commute map ↓
Few Polk 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 223 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Polk Township
On a workday 223 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Polk Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 Polk Township to work: where people go
Where Polk Township clocks in
35% of workers
4% 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.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Polk Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Polk Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 124 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.
Polk Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Polk Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 39. 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 Polk Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Polk Township goes to work
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 to Polk Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Polk Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $92,656 |
| Lancaster Township | under 2% | B+ | B | 28 min | $88,182 |
| Lagro Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 26 min | $82,394 |
| Dallas Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 22 min | $77,727 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | B− | D | 21 min | $65,046 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wayne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Polk 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 Polk Township: questions
What is the median household income in Polk Township?
$92,656 (±$16,184) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Polk Township?
2.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Polk Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Polk Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntington (35%, 9 mi), Fort Wayne (14%, 32 mi), Huntington Township (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Polk 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 Polk Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Polk 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.