Newport Covered Bridge · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainEarning a living in Vermillion Township
Only 5% work in Vermillion Township; the top destination outside it is Terre Haute (15%, 28 miles). At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Indiana 11%). The average commute takes 36 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Vermillion Township apart
Vermillion Township makes and builds things
65% of the jobs based in Vermillion Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Vermillion Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 25%. The jobs ↓
Vermillion Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Vermillion Township is Terre Haute, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (41) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Vermillion Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 270 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A place that makes things: 65% of Vermillion Township’s jobs are in goods
374 jobs are based in Vermillion Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vermillion Township, 2013 → 2023: 341 → 374. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Vermillion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Vermillion Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 32% 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.
How long Vermillion Township spends getting to work: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vermillion Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 293 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.
Who commutes out of Vermillion Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 257 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 361 people come in from elsewhere.
About 960 people are in Vermillion Township on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.39 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Vermillion Township’s working residents head each day
Where Vermillion Township clocks in
15% of workers
8% 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.
Work in the towns next to Vermillion Township
The biggest share goes to Helt Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vermillion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermillion Township | – | — | — | 36 min | $58,750 |
| Liberty Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Reserve Township | under 3% | D | C− | 24 min | $51,397 |
| Helt Township | 4% | C− | D | 37 min | $61,204 |
| Eugene Township | 3% | D | C− | 23 min | $56,842 |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vermillion 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 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 Vermillion Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vermillion Township?
$58,750 (±$29,926) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vermillion Township?
23.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vermillion Township?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vermillion Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Terre Haute (15%, 28 mi), Indianapolis (8%, 70 mi), Clinton Township (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Vermillion Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vermillion Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vermillion Township
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.