Making a living in Teegarden
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Indiana as a whole has 11%. Hardly any work in Teegarden itself; outside it, Walkerton draws the most (31%, 5 miles). The Census job records count 16 working residents of Teegarden and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Teegarden
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19 people are in Teegarden on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 towns that employ Teegarden’s residents
Where Teegarden clocks in
13% 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.
Working from home in Teegarden
of Teegarden workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 commuters (the 0% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Teegarden
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.
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 Teegarden: questions
What is the poverty rate in Teegarden?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Teegarden work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Walkerton (31%, 5 mi), Penn Township (13%, 18 mi), Melrose Park (6%, 82 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Teegarden 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 Teegarden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Teegarden
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.