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Jobs & commute in Pulaski

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

For 62% of workers, the job is at home, where Indiana as a whole has 11%. There are 2 jobs in Pulaski; 48 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Pulaski for work; outside it, Francesville is the main destination (15%, 12 miles).

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

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Pulaski

On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

48live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night33
Workday0
33live here− 48head out to work+ 2come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Pulaski on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs 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 Pulaski commutes to

Francesville: 7 residents work here (15%)Monon: 2 residents work here (4%)North Judson: 2 residents work here (4%)Winamac: 4 residents work here (8%)Monticello: 3 residents work here (6%)West Lafayette: 2 residents work here (4%)Michigan City: 2 residents work here (4%)Salem Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Barkley TownshipDeer Creek Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Indianapolis: 2 residents work here (4%)PulaskiFrancesvilleWinamacMonticelloMononNorth JudsonWest LafayettePulaski
1
Francesville12.1 mi away
15%7
2
Winamac5.7 mi away
8%4
3
Monticello17.3 mi away
6%3
4
Monon14.3 mi away
4%2
5
North Judson17.6 mi away
4%2
6
West Lafayette39.7 mi away
4%2
7
Michigan City51.6 mi away
4%2
8
Salem Township11.6 mi away
4%2
94%2
10
Indianapolis87.2 mi away
4%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%20
The top trips

Where Pulaski 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

Services make up most of the work in Pulaski

Jobs based in PulaskiJobs Pulaski residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%27%
Services: health, schools, offices100%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%27%
Over $3,333 a month0%58%

Who does it

29 or younger0%15%
30 to 5450%52%
55 and older50%33%
−60%

Jobs based in Pulaski, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 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 Pulaski’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Pulaski

Working from home
63%

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

About 6 in 10
How Pulaski gets to work
100%Carpool

Share of the 6 commuters (the 62% 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

Where in the region Pulaski works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFrancesville: 15% · 12.1 miWinamac: 8% · 5.7 miMonticello: 6% · 17.3 miMonon: 4% · 14.3 miNorth Judson: 4% · 17.6 miWest Lafayette: 4% · 39.7 miMichigan City: 4% · 51.6 miSalem Township: 4% · 11.6 miDeer Creek Township: 4% · 27.4 miIndianapolis: 4% · 87.2 miFrancesville 15%Winamac 8%Monticello 6%Monon 4%North Judson 4%Pulaski
PulaskiTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi6 residents
44%10–24 mi21 residents
23%25–50 mi11 residents
21%Over 50 mi10 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.

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 Pulaski: questions

What is the poverty rate in Pulaski?

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

Where do people who live in Pulaski work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Francesville (15%, 12 mi), Winamac (8%, 6 mi), Monticello (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Pulaski without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 62% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Pulaski, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Pulaski

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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.