With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Sugar Ridge Township works elsewhere
Only 2% stay in Sugar Ridge Township for work; outside it, Terre Haute is the main destination (11%, 16 miles). 149 jobs are based in Sugar Ridge Township for 279 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 35 minutes; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Sugar Ridge Township, in brief
About 35 minutes each way for Sugar Ridge Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sugar Ridge Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 379 commuters (the 7% 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.
Sugar Ridge Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 274 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 144 people come in from elsewhere.
About 780 people are in Sugar Ridge Township on a workday afternoon, 14% 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.
Commuting out of Sugar Ridge Township: the destinations
Where Sugar Ridge Township clocks in
11% of workers
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.
34% of the jobs in Sugar Ridge Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sugar Ridge Township, 2014 → 2024: 120 → 149. 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 Sugar Ridge Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Sugar Ridge Township commutes less than 19 miles
About 28% 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 Sugar Ridge Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sugar Ridge Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Ridge Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $107,536 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | B− | C | 32 min | $72,500 |
| Perry Township | 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Perry Township: not graded. Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Perry Township. Darker towns draw more of Sugar Ridge 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 Sugar Ridge Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sugar Ridge Township?
$107,536 (±$30,490) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sugar Ridge Township?
3.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sugar Ridge Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sugar Ridge Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Terre Haute (11%, 16 mi), Indianapolis (11%, 58 mi), Knightsville (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Sugar Ridge Township without a car?
<1% 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 Sugar Ridge Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sugar Ridge 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.