Photo: Nyttend · Public domainJobs and the daily commute in Scott Township
At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Indiana 11%). Only 2% stay in Scott Township for work; outside it, Crawfordsville is the main destination (27%, 10 miles). The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, where Indiana has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Scott Township and work: the main findings
Scott Township and Crawfordsville trade workers both ways
Crawfordsville is the top workplace for Scott Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Scott Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Scott Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 365 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Scott Township’s working residents head each day
Where Scott Township clocks in
27% of workers
10% of workers
6% 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.
The daily trip from Scott Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Scott Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 560 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.
Scott Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 359 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 213 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Scott Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
69% of the jobs in Scott Township pay over $3,333 a month
219 jobs are based in Scott Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scott Township, 2014 → 2024: 184 → 219. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Scott Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Scott Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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.
Work in the towns next to Scott Township
The biggest share goes to Union Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scott Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $105,637 |
| Union Township | 6% | C+ | B+ | 20 min | $63,529 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | A− | C | 28 min | $102,083 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 36 min | $85,169 |
| Clark Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 27 min | $77,361 |
| Russell Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Russell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Scott 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Scott Township: questions
What is the median household income in Scott Township?
$105,637 (±$37,484) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scott Township?
8.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scott Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Scott Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crawfordsville (27%, 10 mi), Indianapolis (10%, 39 mi), Union Township (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Scott Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Scott Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Scott Township
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.