Poneto has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Poneto itself; outside it, Bluffton draws the most (30%, 6 miles). Employers in Poneto report 10 jobs; 66 of its residents have a job. 1% of workers have no commute at all, where Indiana as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Poneto by day and by night
On a workday 66 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Poneto on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Where the trip to work from Poneto ends
Where Poneto clocks in
30% of workers
8% 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.
70% of the jobs in Poneto pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Poneto, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 10. 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 Poneto’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Poneto, about 25 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Poneto workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 1% 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 it is to work from Poneto
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.
Around Poneto: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Poneto workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poneto | – | — | — | 25 min | $63,750 |
| Nottingham Township | under 4% | C | D− | 23 min | $64,737 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Poneto’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 Poneto: questions
What is the median household income in Poneto?
$63,750 (±$30,974) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Poneto?
17.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Poneto?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Poneto work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bluffton (30%, 6 mi), Fort Wayne (18%, 30 mi), Ossian (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Poneto without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Poneto, from the people who make the trip.
More of Poneto
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.