Photo: ONUnicorn · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means Indianapolis for more than half of Rocky Ripple’s working residents
Hardly any work in Rocky Ripple itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (62%, 5 miles). 19% of workers have no commute at all, where Indiana as a whole has 11%. The average commute, 25 minutes each way, matches the Indiana norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Rocky Ripple stands out on work
More than half of Rocky Ripple works in Indianapolis
211 working residents, 62%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 5.1 miles away. That’s far more as work in Rocky Ripple itself. The commute map ↓
Rocky Ripple is a place people come home to
There are 17 jobs based in Rocky Ripple, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rocky Ripple has about 340 people in it, 49% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Rocky Ripple residents work close to home
73% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 339 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Rocky Ripple: the destinations
Where Rocky Ripple clocks in
62% of workers
9% 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.
Who works in Rocky Ripple, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 338 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Rocky Ripple on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer than live here.
0.05 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.
The distance from Rocky Ripple to work
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.
Services make up most of the work in Rocky Ripple
17 jobs are based in Rocky Ripple.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Rocky Ripple’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Rocky Ripple: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rocky Ripple workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 271 commuters (the 19% 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.
Rocky Ripple and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rocky Ripple workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Ripple | – | — | — | 25 min | $72,813 |
| Crows Nest | under 1% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Crows Nest: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rocky Ripple’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 Rocky Ripple: questions
What is the median household income in Rocky Ripple?
$72,813 (±$16,083) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rocky Ripple?
8.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rocky Ripple?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rocky Ripple work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (62%, 5 mi), Carmel (9%, 8 mi), Fishers (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Rocky Ripple without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rocky Ripple, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rocky Ripple
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.