Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Tunnelton
Hardly any work in Tunnelton itself; outside it, Bedford draws the most (19%, 10 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, where Indiana as a whole has 11%. The Census job records count 43 working residents of Tunnelton and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Tunnelton: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 43 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21 people are in Tunnelton on a workday afternoon, 67% 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 places Tunnelton commutes to
Where Tunnelton clocks in
19% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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 Tunnelton
of Tunnelton workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 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.
The distance from Tunnelton to work
About 19% 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.
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 Tunnelton: questions
What is the poverty rate in Tunnelton?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Tunnelton work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bedford (19%, 10 mi), Bloomington (9%, 29 mi), Seymour (7%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tunnelton 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 Tunnelton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tunnelton
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.