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Jobs & commute in Solsberry

Solsberry has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

0% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. There are 10 jobs in Solsberry, against 114 working residents. Hardly any work in Solsberry itself; outside it, Bloomington draws the most (25%, 14 miles).

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

Day and night

Solsberry by day and by night

On a workday 113 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.

113live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
9work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night180
Workday80
180live here− 110head out to work+ 9come in to work= 80on a workday

About 80 people are in Solsberry on a workday afternoon, 57% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.09jobs 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

Where the trip to work from Solsberry ends

Spencer: 6 residents work here (5%)Bedford: 4 residents work here (4%)Bloomington: 29 residents work here (25%)Perry Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Richland Township: 5 residents work here (4%)Van Buren Township: 5 residents work here (4%)Jackson TownshipCenter Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Richland TownshipBeech Creek Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Bloomington Township: 3 residents work here (3%)Indianapolis: 14 residents work here (12%)SolsberryOwensburgBloomingtonIndianapolisSpencerRichland TownshipVan Buren TownshipBedfordSolsberry
1
Bloomington14 mi away
25%29
2
Indianapolis58.3 mi away
12%14
3
Spencer14.1 mi away
5%6
4
Richland Township11.1 mi away
4%5
54%5
6
Bedford21.3 mi away
4%4
7
Perry Township13.3 mi away
3%3
8
Center Township3.2 mi away
3%3
93%3
103%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%39
The top trips

Where Solsberry clocks in

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

Factories, building and farms: 40% of the jobs in Solsberry

Jobs based in SolsberryJobs Solsberry residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms40%35%
Trade, transport & utilities50%16%
Services: health, schools, offices10%49%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less50%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%28%
Over $3,333 a month30%58%

Who does it

29 or younger20%19%
30 to 5460%50%
55 and older20%31%
+67%

Jobs based in Solsberry, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 10. 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 Solsberry’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Solsberry

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Solsberry gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 124 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.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Solsberry

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miBloomington: 25% · 14 miIndianapolis: 12% · 58.3 miSpencer: 5% · 14.1 miRichland Township: 4% · 11.1 miVan Buren Township: 4% · 7.8 miBedford: 4% · 21.3 miPerry Township: 3% · 13.3 miCenter Township: 3% · 3.2 miBeech Creek Township: 3% · 2.3 miBloomington Township: 3% · 16 miBloomington 25%Indianapolis 12%Spencer 5%Richland Township 4%Van Buren Township 4%Solsberry
SolsberryTop destinations (size = commuters)
9%Under 10 mi10 residents
54%10–24 mi61 residents
13%25–50 mi15 residents
25%Over 50 mi28 residents

About 25% 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

Solsberry and its neighbors

The biggest share goes to Center Township (3%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownSolsberry workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Solsberry–———$230,724
Center Township3%CB−28 min$75,250

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

Darker towns draw more of Solsberry’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 Solsberry: questions

What is the median household income in Solsberry?

$230,724 (±$100,601) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Solsberry?

0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Solsberry work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (25%, 14 mi), Indianapolis (12%, 58 mi), Spencer (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Solsberry without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Solsberry, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Solsberry

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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.