Sardinia has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 11% across Indiana. Employers in Sardinia report 4 jobs; 42 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Sardinia; the top destination outside it is Greensburg (21%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Sardinia, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 92 people are in Sardinia on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Out of Sardinia to work: where people go
Where Sardinia clocks in
21% of workers
5% 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 Sardinia
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sardinia, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 4. 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 Sardinia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Sardinia
of Sardinia workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 93 commuters (the 0% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Sardinia
About 36% 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.
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 Sardinia: questions
What is the median household income in Sardinia?
$92,857 (±$53,752) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sardinia?
6.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Sardinia work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greensburg (21%, 15 mi), Columbus (21%, 16 mi), Cincinnati (5%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sardinia 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 Sardinia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sardinia
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.