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Jobs & commute in Smith Township

Smith Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

30% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. 51 jobs are based in Smith Township; 145 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Smith Township for work; outside it, Linton is the main destination (20%, 7 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

51 jobs based here
Household income
$75K
median · Indiana $72K
Poverty
25.7%
Indiana 12.3%
Unemployment
5.9%
Indiana 4.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 145 working residents
Work from home
30%
Indiana 11% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Who leaves Smith Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 145 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.

145live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
51work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night370
Workday270
370live here− 150head out to work+ 51come in to work= 270on a workday

About 270 people are in Smith Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.35jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Smith Township to work: where people go

OlneyGurneeSwitz CityEdwardsportNewberryDuggerBloomfield: 6 residents work here (4%)Spencer: 3 residents work here (2%)Sullivan: 3 residents work here (2%)Linton: 29 residents work here (20%)Bloomington: 3 residents work here (2%)Terre Haute: 5 residents work here (3%)Plainfield: 4 residents work here (3%)Stockton Township: 6 residents work here (4%)Busseron Township: 6 residents work here (4%)Lewis TownshipSmith TownshipWright TownshipRichland TownshipJefferson TownshipIndianapolis: 14 residents work here (10%)LintonIndianapolisBloomfieldStockton TownshipBusseron TownshipTerre HauteSmith Township
1
Linton7.2 mi away
20%29
2
Indianapolis67.4 mi away
10%14
3
Bloomfield9.9 mi away
4%6
4
Stockton Township8.2 mi away
4%6
5
Busseron Township28.5 mi away
4%6
6
Terre Haute28.6 mi away
3%5
7
Plainfield54.6 mi away
3%4
8
Spencer20 mi away
2%3
9
Sullivan17.8 mi away
2%3
10
Bloomington29.8 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%66
The top trips

Where Smith Township clocks in

20%Linton
20% of workers
7.2 mi awayLinton29 Smith Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10% of workers
67.4 mi awayIndianapolis14 Smith Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
4% of workers
9.9 mi awayBloomfield6 Smith Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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 jobs

In Smith Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in Smith TownshipJobs Smith Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%17%
Trade, transport & utilities0%19%
Services: health, schools, offices0%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less14%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month45%30%
Over $3,333 a month41%56%

Who does it

29 or younger25%19%
30 to 5455%55%
55 and older20%26%
+183%

Jobs based in Smith Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 51. 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 Smith Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Smith Township

Working from home
30%

of Smith Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
How Smith Township gets to work
73%Drive alone
27%Carpool

Share of the 146 commuters (the 29% 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Smith Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLinton: 20% · 7.2 miIndianapolis: 10% · 67.4 miBloomfield: 4% · 9.9 miStockton Township: 4% · 8.2 miBusseron Township: 4% · 28.5 miTerre Haute: 3% · 28.6 miPlainfield: 3% · 54.6 miSpencer: 2% · 20 miSullivan: 2% · 17.8 miBloomington: 2% · 29.8 miLinton 20%Indianapolis 10%Bloomfield 4%Stockton Township 4%Busseron Township 4%Smith Township
Smith TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
30%Under 10 mi44 residents
26%10–24 mi37 residents
18%25–50 mi26 residents
26%Over 50 mi38 residents

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.

Next door

Around Smith Township: the bordering towns

Jefferson Township: few work hereLewis Township: few work hereWright Township: few work hereJefferson TownshipLewis TownshipWright TownshipSmith Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Lewis Township31 min
Wright Township32 min
Jefferson Township36 min
Jefferson Townshipunder 3% of Smith TownshipLewis Townshipunder 3% of Smith TownshipWright Townshipunder 3% of Smith Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownSmith Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Smith Township–———$74,565
Jefferson Townshipunder 3%DB−36 min$64,250
Lewis Townshipunder 3%B−D−31 min$81,964
Wright Townshipunder 3%C−B+32 min$54,444

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Smith Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Smith Township: questions

What is the median household income in Smith Township?

$74,565 (±$60,918) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Smith Township?

25.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Smith Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Linton (20%, 7 mi), Indianapolis (10%, 67 mi), Bloomfield (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Smith Township 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 Smith Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Smith Township

Smith Township home →
HandbookGetting around Smith TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in INShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.