Jobs, pay and the trip to work in St. Wendel
Working residents average 24 minutes each way, about the same as across Indiana. Only 3% work in St. Wendel; the top destination outside it is Evansville (36%, 12 miles). St. Wendel has 184 jobs; 210 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from St. Wendel, in brief
Commuting out of St. Wendel: the destinations
Where St. Wendel clocks in
36% 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.
St. Wendel on a workday afternoon
On a workday 204 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 178 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.88 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
St. Wendel works in goods: 32% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Wendel, 2013 → 2023: 145 → 184. 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 St. Wendel’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from St. Wendel: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Wendel workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 443 commuters (the 7% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from St. Wendel
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.
St. Wendel and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Wendel workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Wendel | – | — | — | 24 min | $86,455 |
| Armstrong Township | under 3% | B | C− | 27 min | $85,714 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Wendel’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 St. Wendel: questions
What is the median household income in St. Wendel?
$86,455 (±$23,921) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Wendel?
2.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Wendel?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Wendel work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Evansville (36%, 12 mi), Poseyville (7%, 6 mi), Center Township (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around St. Wendel without a car?
4% 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 St. Wendel, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Wendel
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.