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Jobs & commute in Wabash Township

Jobs, income and commuting in Wabash Township, IN

Wabash Township has 24 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Indiana 11%). Hardly any stay in Wabash Township for work; outside it, Evansville is the main destination (25%, 28 miles).

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

Day and night

Who commutes out of Wabash Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

24live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night29
Workday5
29live here− 24head out to work+ 0come in to work= 5on a workday

About 5 people are in Wabash Township on a workday afternoon, 83% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

Out of Wabash Township to work: where people go

GrayvilleOwensville: 1 residents work here (4%)Poseyville: 1 residents work here (4%)Shelbyville: 1 residents work here (4%)Bedford: 1 residents work here (4%)Lafayette: 1 residents work here (4%)Evansville: 6 residents work here (25%)Iowa City: 1 residents work here (4%)Gray TownshipRichland Township: 2 residents work here (8%)Patoka Township: 2 residents work here (8%)Montgomery Township: 2 residents work here (8%)Wabash TownshipBethel TownshipEvansvilleRichland TownshipPatoka TownshipMontgomery TownshipOwensvillePoseyvilleWabash Township
1
Evansville28.5 mi away
25%6
2
Richland Township92.1 mi away
8%2
3
Patoka Township16.2 mi away
8%2
48%2
5
Owensville10.3 mi away
4%1
6
Poseyville10.3 mi away
4%1
7
Shelbyville142.2 mi away
4%1
8
Bedford84.5 mi away
4%1
9
Lafayette155 mi away
4%1
10
Iowa City, IA301.9 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
25%6
The top trips

Where Wabash Township 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Wabash Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Wabash Township gets to work
87%Drive alone
13%Carpool

Share of the 45 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

Close to home or a long way: work trips from Wabash Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miEvansville: 25% · 28.5 miRichland Township: 8% · 92.1 miPatoka Township: 8% · 16.2 miMontgomery Township: 8% · 8.1 miOwensville: 4% · 10.3 miPoseyville: 4% · 10.3 miShelbyville: 4% · 142.2 miBedford: 4% · 84.5 miLafayette: 4% · 155 miIowa City: 4% · 301.9 miEvansville 25%Richland Township 8%Patoka Township 8%Montgomery Township 8%Owensville 4%Wabash Township
Wabash TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi2 residents
38%10–24 mi9 residents
21%25–50 mi5 residents
33%Over 50 mi8 residents

About 33% 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.

Next door

Next door to Wabash Township

The biggest share goes to Montgomery Township (8%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Montgomery Township25 min
Gray Township27 min
Bethel Township28 min
Grayville29 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownWabash Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Wabash Township–————
Montgomery Township8%BD25 min$68,000
Bethel Townshipunder 5%——28 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Bethel Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Wabash Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 Wabash Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Wabash Township?

2.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Wabash Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Evansville (25%, 28 mi), Richland Township (8%, 92 mi), Patoka Township (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Wabash Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Wabash Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Wabash Township

Wabash Township 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.