Rob Roy Covered Bridge · Photo: Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) · Public domainMost of Shawnee Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
0% of workers have no commute at all, against 11% across Indiana. Employers in Shawnee Township report 29 jobs; 312 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Shawnee Township; the top destination outside it is Lafayette (18%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Shawnee Township: the gist
Shawnee Township is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Shawnee Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Shawnee Township has about 380 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Shawnee Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Shawnee Township is Lafayette, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (57) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Shawnee Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 24 across Indiana. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Indiana worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 312 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Shawnee Township on a workday
On a workday 312 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Shawnee Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Shawnee Township
About 26% 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.
About 18 minutes each way, quicker than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shawnee Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 333 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.
Where Shawnee Township’s working residents head each day
Where Shawnee Township clocks in
16% of workers
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.
Making and building: 55% of jobs based in Shawnee Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shawnee Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 29. 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 Shawnee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Shawnee Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shawnee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $87,536 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B− | C | 22 min | $68,966 |
| Logan Township | under 2% | C | B | 25 min | $68,444 |
| Van Buren Township | under 2% | C | B− | 25 min | $58,173 |
| Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Troy Township | under 2% | C | B+ | 18 min | $55,313 |
| Pike Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 32 min | $87,813 |
Same-state neighbors only. Richland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shawnee 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 Shawnee Township: questions
What is the median household income in Shawnee Township?
$87,536 (±$33,539) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shawnee Township?
6.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shawnee Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shawnee Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (18%, 25 mi), Attica (16%, 5 mi), Indianapolis (7%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Shawnee Township without a car?
2% 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 Shawnee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shawnee 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.