Work, pay and getting to work in Prairie Township
Employers in Prairie Township report 53 jobs, and 88 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole. Hardly any work in Prairie Township; the top destination outside it is Lafayette (9%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Prairie Township by day and by night
On a workday 88 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.60 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Prairie Township to work: where people go
Where Prairie Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 85% of work in Prairie Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prairie Township, 2014 → 2024: 49 → 53. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Prairie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Prairie Township
of Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 77 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Prairie Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Prairie Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Township | – | — | — | — | $108,313 |
| Pine Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Jordan Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Hickory Grove Township | under 4% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pine Township, Jordan Township and Hickory Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Prairie 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 2024, 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 Prairie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Prairie Township?
$108,313 (±$83,400) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prairie Township?
9.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Prairie Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (9%, 31 mi), Danville (8%, 22 mi), Williamsport (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Prairie 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 Prairie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prairie Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.