Photo: Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) · Public domainMost of Steuben Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Steuben Township; the top destination outside it is Danville (10%, 11 miles). Steuben Township has 69 jobs for 240 working residents. 17% of workers have no commute at all, against 11% across Indiana.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Steuben Township: the figures worth knowing
Steuben Township is a place people come home to
There are 69 jobs based in Steuben Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Steuben Township has about 330 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 240 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Steuben Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 238 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 67 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Steuben Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
The commute from Steuben Township, by distance
About 35% 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.
The towns that employ Steuben Township’s residents
Where Steuben Township clocks in
10% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 87% of Steuben Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Steuben Township, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 69. 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 Steuben Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Steuben Township: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Steuben Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 339 commuters (the 17% 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.
Steuben Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Pike Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Steuben Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steuben Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $106,066 |
| Pike Township | 3% | C+ | D− | 32 min | $87,813 |
| Kent Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Jordan Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Troy Township | under 3% | C | B+ | 18 min | $55,313 |
Same-state neighbors only. Kent Township and Jordan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Steuben 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 Steuben Township: questions
What is the median household income in Steuben Township?
$106,066 (±$46,563) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Steuben Township?
19.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Steuben Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Steuben Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danville (10%, 11 mi), Indianapolis (10%, 77 mi), Williamsport (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Steuben 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 Steuben Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Steuben 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.