Unemployment in Salamonie Township (6.6%) is higher than in 79% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income C+: better than 36% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access.
Walkability C−: more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are lower than in 57% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 23 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). About one in ten work in Salamonie Township; the top destination outside it is Fort Wayne (16%, 30 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Salamonie Township, in brief
What’s behind Salamonie Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Salamonie Township is better than 36% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Salamonie Township’s grade up (8.5%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (6.6%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Salamonie Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Half of Salamonie Township commutes less than 20 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 20% 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 821 residents head out to work, 106 work right here, and 702 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.87 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
16% of working residents work in Fort Wayne
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Salamonie Township clocks in
11% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 808 jobs in Salamonie Township are
808 jobs are based in Salamonie Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Salamonie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salamonie Township, 2013 → 2023: 822 → 808. 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.
About 23 minutes each way, about the IN average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Salamonie Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 972 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.
Most trips from Salamonie Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Salamonie Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Salamonie Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 998 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.9% of Salamonie Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Salamonie Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Salamonie Township is 3,049th of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Salamonie Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 65 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 168 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,047 | East Union Township PA | 1,734 | $81K | 17.3% | 7.1% | 5% | C+ |
| 3,048 | Clatskanie OR | 1,779 | $91K | 11.1% | 5.6% | 10% | C+ |
| 3,049 | Salamonie Township IN | 2,267 | $71K | 8.5% | 6.6% | 11% | C+ |
| 3,050 | New Market Township OH | 1,867 | $70K | 18.1% | 1.9% | <1% | C+ |
| 3,051 | Paint Township PA | 1,622 | $62K | 8.4% | 8.1% | 12% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Salamonie Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Jefferson Township (2%). Darker towns draw more of Salamonie Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salamonie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salamonie Township | – | C+ | C− | 23 min | $70,950 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Rock Creek Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $77,100 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 27 min | $56,080 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township and Jefferson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Salamonie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Salamonie Township?
$70,950 (±$8,725) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salamonie Township?
8.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salamonie Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salamonie Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (16%, 30 mi), Huntington (11%, 13 mi), Marion (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Salamonie Township walkable?
Salamonie Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Salamonie Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Salamonie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salamonie 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.