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Jobs & commute in Salamonia

Work, pay and getting to work in Salamonia

Salamonia has 61 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any work in Salamonia; the top destination outside it is Portland (25%, 7 miles). The average commute, 24 minutes each way, matches the Indiana norm.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Salamonia by day and by night

On a workday 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

61live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night150
Workday88
150live here− 61head out to work+ 0come in to work= 88on a workday

About 88 people are in Salamonia on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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 commute map

Commuting out of Salamonia: the destinations

SalamoniaDunkirk: 2 residents work here (3%)Winchester: 2 residents work here (3%)Elwood: 3 residents work here (5%)Portland: 15 residents work here (25%)Muncie: 4 residents work here (7%)Jefferson Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Wayne Township: 3 residents work here (5%)Recovery Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Washington Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Indianapolis: 6 residents work here (10%)PortlandIndianapolisMuncieElwoodWayne TownshipDunkirkSalamonia
1
Portland7.2 mi away
25%15
2
Indianapolis79.7 mi away
10%6
3
Muncie30.8 mi away
7%4
4
Elwood51.8 mi away
5%3
5
Wayne Township6.1 mi away
5%3
6
Dunkirk18.1 mi away
3%2
7
Winchester15.9 mi away
3%2
8
Jefferson Township11.3 mi away
3%2
93%2
103%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%20
The top trips

Where Salamonia 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.

Time on the road

A commute of about 24 minutes in Salamonia

A year of commuting
182 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Salamonia24 min
Indiana24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
5%

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

About 1 in 10
How Salamonia gets to work
81%Drive alone
15%Carpool
4%Other

Share of the 107 commuters (the 5% 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Salamonia

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPortland: 25% · 7.2 miIndianapolis: 10% · 79.7 miMuncie: 7% · 30.8 miElwood: 5% · 51.8 miWayne Township: 5% · 6.1 miDunkirk: 3% · 18.1 miWinchester: 3% · 15.9 miJefferson Township: 3% · 11.3 miRecovery Township: 3% · 7.5 miWashington Township: 3% · 10.4 miPortland 25%Indianapolis 10%Muncie 7%Elwood 5%Wayne Township 5%Salamonia
SalamoniaTop destinations (size = commuters)
38%Under 10 mi23 residents
18%10–24 mi11 residents
12%25–50 mi7 residents
32%Over 50 mi19 residents

About 32% 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.

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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Salamonia: questions

What is the median household income in Salamonia?

$44,464 (±$35,520) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Salamonia?

11.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Salamonia?

24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Salamonia work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Portland (25%, 7 mi), Indianapolis (10%, 80 mi), Muncie (7%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Salamonia 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 Salamonia, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Salamonia

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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.