Van Buren Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 11% across Indiana. Van Buren Township has 75 jobs, and 411 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Van Buren Township for work; outside it, Winamac is the main destination (24%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Van Buren Township, in a few figures
Van Buren Township is a place people come home to
There are 75 jobs based in Van Buren Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Van Buren Township has about 500 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Van Buren Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 24 across Indiana. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Indiana worker, and quicker than any town next door (25 to 33 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Few Van Buren Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 411 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Van Buren Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 410 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 74 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Van Buren Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
A commute of about 18 minutes in Van Buren Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Van Buren Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 351 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.
Out of Van Buren Township to work: where people go
Where Van Buren Township clocks in
24% of workers
3% 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 Buren Township: what the 75 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Van Buren Township, 2014 → 2024: 50 → 75. 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 Buren Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Van Buren Township works
About 25% 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 Van Buren Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Van Buren Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $53,214 |
| Boone Township | under 2% | C | B− | 33 min | $62,109 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Indian Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison Township, Indian Creek Township and Wayne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Van Buren Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Buren Township: questions
What is the median household income in Van Buren Township?
$53,214 (±$10,607) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Van Buren Township?
7.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Van Buren Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Van Buren Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winamac (24%, 8 mi), Monroe Township (3%, 9 mi), Indianapolis (3%, 84 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Van Buren Township 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 Van Buren Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Van Buren Township
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.