Most of Scipio Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Scipio Township; the top destination outside it is Fort Wayne (35%, 19 miles). Employers in Scipio Township report 15 jobs for 126 working residents. Working residents average 46 minutes each way, next to 24 for Indiana and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Scipio Township by day
On a workday 126 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Scipio Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
The towns that employ Scipio Township’s residents
Where Scipio Township clocks in
7% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scipio Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 15. 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 Scipio Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 46 minutes to work from Scipio Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Scipio Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 188 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Scipio Township commutes less than 17 miles
About 22% 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.
Work in the towns next to Scipio Township
The biggest share goes to Springfield Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scipio Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scipio Township | – | — | — | 46 min | $69,375 |
| Springfield Township | 4% | A− | C+ | 27 min | $85,287 |
| Newville Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Newville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Scipio 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 Scipio Township: questions
What is the median household income in Scipio Township?
$69,375 (±$26,340) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scipio Township?
2.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scipio Township?
46 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scipio Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (35%, 19 mi), New Haven (7%, 15 mi), Milan Township (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Scipio Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 24% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Scipio Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Scipio 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.