Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Stafford Township works elsewhere
For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Indiana has 11%. 68 jobs are based in Stafford Township; 125 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Stafford Township itself; outside it, Butler draws the most (22%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Stafford Township
On a workday 125 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Stafford Township on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Stafford Township commutes to
Where Stafford Township clocks in
11% 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.
87% of the jobs in Stafford Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stafford Township, 2014 → 2024: 46 → 68. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Stafford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Stafford Township’s commute takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stafford Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 126 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Stafford Township
About 18% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Stafford Township
The biggest share goes to Wilmington Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stafford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $120,227 |
| Wilmington Township | 6% | C+ | C | 20 min | $69,091 |
| Troy Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Newville Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Troy Township and Newville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stafford 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 2024, 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 Stafford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stafford Township?
$120,227 (±$90,842) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stafford Township?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stafford 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 Stafford Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Butler (22%, 3 mi), Auburn (11%, 12 mi), Fort Wayne (10%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Stafford 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 Stafford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stafford Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.