Jobs and the daily commute in Urbana
41 jobs are based in Urbana, against 65 working residents. 0% of workers work from home, where Indiana as a whole has 11%. Hardly any work in Urbana; the top destination outside it is Wabash (32%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Urbana for work, and who comes in
On a workday 65 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 92 people are in Urbana on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.63 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Urbana to work: where people go
Where Urbana clocks in
32% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
Urbana makes things: 61% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Urbana, 2014 → 2024: 15 → 41. 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 Urbana’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Urbana
of Urbana 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.
How far Urbana goes to work
About 15% 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.
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 Urbana: questions
What is the median household income in Urbana?
$37,829 (±$3,059) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Urbana?
33.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Urbana work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wabash (32%, 7 mi), Noble Township (9%, 7 mi), North Manchester (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Urbana 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 Urbana, from the people who make the trip.
More of Urbana
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.