Most of Van Bibber Lake commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Van Bibber Lake itself; outside it, Greencastle draws the most (20%, 8 miles). 10 jobs are based in Van Bibber Lake, and 206 of its residents work somewhere. 19% of workers work from home; Indiana has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Van Bibber Lake and work: the main findings
Van Bibber Lake is a place people come home to
There are 10 jobs based in Van Bibber Lake, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Van Bibber Lake has about 460 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Van Bibber Lake works from home
19% of Van Bibber Lake workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 206 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Van Bibber Lake on a workday
On a workday 206 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Van Bibber Lake on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Working from home in Van Bibber Lake
of Van Bibber Lake workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 116 commuters (the 19% 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 towns that employ Van Bibber Lake’s residents
Where Van Bibber Lake clocks in
20% of workers
17% 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.
Jobs in Van Bibber Lake: what the 10 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Van Bibber Lake, 2014 → 2024: 117 → 10. 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 Van Bibber Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Van Bibber Lake
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 Van Bibber Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Van Bibber Lake?
$37,315 (±$22,061) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Van Bibber Lake?
14.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Van Bibber Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greencastle (20%, 8 mi), Indianapolis (17%, 42 mi), Plainfield (6%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Van Bibber Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Van Bibber Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Van Bibber Lake
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.