Steele Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 19 minutes each way; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26. Steele Township has 92 jobs; 365 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Steele Township; the top destination outside it is Washington (27%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Steele Township at work: what stands out
Steele Township and Washington trade workers both ways
Washington is the top workplace for Steele Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Steele Township come from (27% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Steele Township is a place people come home to
There are 92 jobs based in Steele Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Steele Township has about 640 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Steele Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Indiana. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Indiana worker. Time on the road ↓
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 365 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Steele Township to work: where people go
Where Steele Township clocks in
27% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
Steele Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 363 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 90 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Steele Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 2023, primary jobs.
From Steele Township, about 19 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Steele Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 368 commuters (the 5% 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.
Steele Township makes things: 51% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Steele Township, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 92. 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 Steele Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Steele Township, by distance
About 19% 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.
Work next door: 10% of Steele Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Steele Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $63,826 |
| Vigo Township | under 2% | B− | C | 27 min | $59,120 |
| Bogard Township | 4% | B | B− | 21 min | $76,696 |
| Washington Township | 6% | C+ | B | 18 min | $58,630 |
| Elmore Township | under 2% | C | B | 21 min | $75,833 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Steele 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 Steele Township: questions
What is the median household income in Steele Township?
$63,826 (±$12,292) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Steele Township?
7.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Steele Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Steele Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (27%, 9 mi), Washington Township (6%, 8 mi), Vincennes (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Steele Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Steele Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Steele 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.