Union Church and Cemetery, Old · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Reeve Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Reeve Township has 26 jobs; 253 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Reeve Township for work; outside it, Washington is the main destination (18%, 12 miles). Working residents average 29 minutes each way, where Indiana has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Reeve Township, in a few figures
Reeve Township is a place people come home to
There are 26 jobs based in Reeve Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Reeve Township has about 390 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Reeve Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 253 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Reeve Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 251 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Reeve Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Getting to work from Reeve Township takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Reeve Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 314 commuters (the 15% 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.
The towns that employ Reeve Township’s residents
Where Reeve Township clocks in
18% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 58% of the jobs in Reeve Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reeve Township, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 26. 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 Reeve Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Reeve Township
About 17% 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.
12% of Reeve Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Reeve Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeve Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $61,224 |
| Boone Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Rutherford Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Barr Township | 12% | B+ | B | 22 min | $92,717 |
| Harbison Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 25 min | $113,125 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Boone Township and Rutherford Township: not graded. Harrison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Barr Township. Darker towns draw more of Reeve 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 Reeve Township: questions
What is the median household income in Reeve Township?
$61,224 (±$23,378) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reeve Township?
13.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Reeve Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Reeve Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (18%, 12 mi), Barr Township (12%, 8 mi), Van Buren Township (10%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Reeve Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Reeve Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reeve 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.