A job hub: Smithfield Township has 2.2 jobs per working resident, and 1,614 people come in to work
For jobs and income Smithfield Township is better than 50% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (D−). Smithfield Township has 1,675 jobs, against 778 working residents. 3% of workers have no commute at all, against 11% across Indiana.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Smithfield Township in brief
Smithfield Township is where the jobs are
Smithfield Township has 1,675 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 2,600 people are in town, 51% more than the 1,800 who live here. Day and night ↓
Smithfield Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Smithfield Township is Fort Wayne, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (131) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The biggest group of Smithfield Township’s workers comes from Fort Wayne
174 of the people who work in Smithfield Township live in Fort Wayne, 28 miles away, more than from any other town. The commute map ↓
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 778 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Smithfield Township
The poverty rate holds Smithfield Township’s grade up (6.8%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($63,571, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (1.2%) is left out: Smithfield Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Smithfield Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Who leaves Smithfield Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 717 residents head out to work and 61 work right here.
About 2,600 people are in Smithfield Township on a workday afternoon, 51% more 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Smithfield Township
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.
Where Smithfield Township’s workers come from
Where Smithfield Township clocks in
8% of workers
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 51% of Smithfield Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Smithfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,937 → 1,675. 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 Smithfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Smithfield Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Smithfield Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 774 commuters (the 3% 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.
In Smithfield Township, most people drive to work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 798 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.7% of Smithfield Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Smithfield Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Smithfield Township is 2,316th of 6,085 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 117 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 171 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 2,314 | Mulino OR | 2,229 | $108K | 10.0% | 9.2% | 4% | B− |
| 2,315 | Olive Township IL | 1,677 | $72K | 10.9% | 4.1% | 1% | B− |
| 2,316 | Smithfield Township IN | 1,750 | $64K | 6.8% | 1.2% | 8% | B− |
| 2,317 | Millgrove Township IN | 1,601 | $66K | 5.0% | 0.0% | 3% | B− |
| 2,318 | Searsmont ME | 1,484 | $87K | 6.6% | 3.4% | 3% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Smithfield Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns around Smithfield Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Smithfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield Township | – | B− | D− | 20 min | $63,571 |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 26 min | $68,500 |
| Grant Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 27 min | $80,000 |
| Steuben Township | under 3% | C+ | C− | 22 min | $73,000 |
| Fairfield Township | under 3% | A− | D | 31 min | $103,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Smithfield 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 Smithfield Township: questions
What is the median household income in Smithfield Township?
$63,571 (±$14,106) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Smithfield Township?
6.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Smithfield Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Smithfield Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (17%, 28 mi), Auburn (8%, 8 mi), Angola (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Smithfield Township walkable?
Smithfield Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Smithfield Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Smithfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Smithfield 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.