Phillips Bridge · Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 3.0Where Wabash Township earns its living
A typical one-way commute lasts 32 minutes; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26. Only 4% stay in Wabash Township for work; outside it, Terre Haute is the main destination (17%, 19 miles). There are 257 jobs in Wabash Township for 270 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Wabash Township: the gist
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Wabash Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 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 2024, 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Wabash Township
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 32 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wabash Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 384 commuters (the 13% 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.
In and out of Wabash Township on a workday
On a workday 260 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 247 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.95 per resident).
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 Wabash Township to work: where people go
Where Wabash Township clocks in
17% of workers
11% 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.
Wabash Township works in goods: 43% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wabash Township, 2014 → 2024: 244 → 257. 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 Wabash Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Wabash Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Adams Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wabash Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $75,953 |
| Helt Township | under 3% | C− | D | 37 min | $61,204 |
| Adams Township | 3% | C− | B+ | 32 min | $61,190 |
| Reserve Township | under 3% | D | C− | 24 min | $51,397 |
| Florida Township | under 3% | C− | C− | 29 min | $53,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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.
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 Wabash Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wabash Township?
$75,953 (±$2,074) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wabash Township?
20.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wabash Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wabash Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Terre Haute (17%, 19 mi), Indianapolis (11%, 64 mi), Rockville (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Wabash Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% 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.
More of Wabash 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.