Photo: Evking22 · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Rutherford Township works elsewhere
3% of workers have no commute at all, where Indiana as a whole has 11%. There are 21 jobs in Rutherford Township, and 290 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Rutherford Township itself; outside it, Jasper draws the most (14%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Rutherford Township apart on work
Rutherford Township is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in Rutherford Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rutherford Township has about 450 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Rutherford Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 107 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 290 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Rutherford Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 289 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Rutherford Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
How long Rutherford Township spends getting to work: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rutherford Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 691 commuters (the 3% 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 places Rutherford Township commutes to
Where Rutherford Township clocks in
14% of workers
12% 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: 100% of the jobs in Rutherford Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rutherford Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 21. 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 Rutherford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Rutherford Township
About 18% 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.
Rutherford Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rutherford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford Township | – | — | — | 38 min | $80,000 |
| Harbison Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 25 min | $113,125 |
| Center Township | under 2% | C− | C | 31 min | $60,529 |
| Lost River Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Reeve Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Perry Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 21 min | $64,879 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lost River Township and Reeve Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rutherford 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 Rutherford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Rutherford Township?
$80,000 (±$18,260) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rutherford Township?
6.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rutherford Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rutherford Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jasper (14%, 12 mi), Shoals (12%, 8 mi), Halbert Township (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rutherford Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rutherford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rutherford 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.