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Jobs & commute in Twelve Mile

Jobs and the daily commute in Twelve Mile

Hardly any work in Twelve Mile itself; outside it, Logansport draws the most (38%, 11 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Indiana 11%). 17 jobs are based in Twelve Mile, and 13 of its residents work somewhere.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.

13live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
17work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night300
Workday300
300live here− 13head out to work+ 17come in to work= 300on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
1.31jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (1.31 per resident).

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Twelve Mile commutes to

MacyDunkirkBremenNorth ManchesterPeruChestertonLogansport: 5 residents work here (38%)AndersonKokomo: 1 residents work here (8%)Noblesville: 1 residents work here (8%)Muncie: 1 residents work here (8%)Noble Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Harrison Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Clay Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Perry TownshipEel Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Indianapolis: 1 residents work here (8%)Twelve MileLogansportKokomoNoblesvilleMuncieNoble TownshipHarrison TownshipTwelve Mile
1
Logansport10.8 mi away
38%5
2
Kokomo27.9 mi away
8%1
3
Noblesville58.2 mi away
8%1
4
Muncie63 mi away
8%1
5
Noble Township11.8 mi away
8%1
6
Harrison Township10.2 mi away
8%1
7
Clay Township6.3 mi away
8%1
8
Eel Township10.5 mi away
8%1
9
Indianapolis75.1 mi away
8%1
The top trips

Where Twelve Mile clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Twelve Mile works in goods: 71% of its jobs

Jobs based in Twelve MileJobs Twelve Mile residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms71%8%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices29%69%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less18%23%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%15%
Over $3,333 a month53%62%

Who does it

29 or younger29%15%
30 to 5453%46%
55 and older18%38%

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 Twelve Mile’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Twelve Mile

Working from home
0%

of Twelve Mile workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Twelve Mile gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 81 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Twelve Mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLogansport: 38% · 10.8 miKokomo: 8% · 27.9 miNoblesville: 8% · 58.2 miMuncie: 8% · 63 miNoble Township: 8% · 11.8 miHarrison Township: 8% · 10.2 miClay Township: 8% · 6.3 miEel Township: 8% · 10.5 miIndianapolis: 8% · 75.1 miLogansport 38%Kokomo 8%Noblesville 8%Muncie 8%Noble Township 8%Twelve Mile
Twelve MileTop destinations (size = commuters)
31%Under 10 mi4 residents
38%10–24 mi5 residents
8%25–50 mi1 residents
23%Over 50 mi3 residents

About 23% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Twelve Mile: questions

What is the median household income in Twelve Mile?

$50,083 (±$12,875) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Twelve Mile?

15.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Twelve Mile work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Logansport (38%, 11 mi), Kokomo (8%, 28 mi), Noblesville (8%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Twelve Mile without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 48% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Twelve Mile, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Twelve Mile

Twelve Mile home →

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.