Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSteen Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Steen Township report 31 jobs for 349 working residents. Only 1% stay in Steen Township for work; outside it, Vincennes is the main destination (23%, 11 miles). For 2% of workers, the job is at home, against 11% across Indiana.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Steen Township: the figures worth knowing
Steen Township is a place people come home to
There are 31 jobs based in Steen Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Steen Township has about 480 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Steen Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (18 to 27 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Few Steen Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 349 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Steen Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 344 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Steen Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 Steen Township, about 30 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Steen Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 326 commuters (the 2% 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.
Where Steen Township goes to work
Where Steen Township clocks in
23% of workers
6% 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.
Steen Township makes things: 45% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Steen Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 31. 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 Steen Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Steen Township
About 24% 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.
11% of Steen Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Harrison Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Steen Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steen Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $54,680 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | C+ | B | 18 min | $58,630 |
| Harrison Township | 7% | C | D− | 23 min | $87,563 |
| Palmyra Township | 4% | A− | B | 24 min | $98,705 |
| Vigo Township | under 3% | B− | C | 27 min | $59,120 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Steen 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 Steen Township: questions
What is the median household income in Steen Township?
$54,680 (±$3,805) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Steen Township?
8.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Steen Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Steen Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vincennes (23%, 11 mi), Harrison Township (7%, 8 mi), Vincennes Township (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Steen Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Steen Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Steen 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.