Where Stroh earns its living
42 jobs are based in Stroh for 51 working residents. Hardly any work in Stroh; the top destination outside it is Fort Wayne (18%, 34 miles). 12% of workers work from home, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Stroh
On a workday 51 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 42 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 (0.82 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.
Where the trip to work from Stroh ends
Where Stroh clocks in
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.
What Stroh’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stroh, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 42. 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 Stroh’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Stroh
of Stroh workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 140 commuters (the 12% 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 Stroh
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.
Next door to Stroh
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stroh workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroh | – | — | — | — | $76,290 |
| Salem Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 27 min | $81,462 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stroh’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 Stroh: questions
What is the median household income in Stroh?
$76,290 (±$26,279) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stroh?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Stroh work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (18%, 34 mi), Lagrange (10%, 12 mi), Kendallville (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stroh 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 Stroh, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stroh
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.