Photo: Nyttend · Public domainUnemployment in Warren Township (1.0%) is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). For jobs and income Warren Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (D). Only 3% stay in Warren Township for work; outside it, South Bend is the main destination (36%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Warren Township apart
Warren Township and South Bend trade workers both ways
South Bend is the top workplace for Warren Township residents (36%) and also where the most people who work in Warren Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
52% of the jobs in Warren Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Warren Township is a place people come home to
There are 855 jobs based in Warren Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Warren Township has about 5,000 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Warren Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Unemployment holds Warren Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (11.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Warren Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Out of Warren Township to work: where people go
Where Warren Township clocks in
36% of workers
11% 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.
What the 855 jobs in Warren Township are
855 jobs are based in Warren Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Warren Township, 2014 → 2024: 711 → 855. 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 Warren Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Warren Township
On a workday 3,582 residents head out to work, 95 work right here, and 760 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,000 people are in Warren Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.23 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.
About 21 minutes each way, quicker than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Warren Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,583 commuters (the 11% 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.
Warren Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
In Warren Township, most people drive to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,046 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of Warren Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Warren Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 5,500 to 10,500, Warren Township ranks 827th of 2,983 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 77 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 120 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 156 | Miller Township IN | 10,161 | $113K | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
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| 825 | Forest Glen MD | 6,840 | $128K | 7.0% | 6.6% | 2% | A− |
| 826 | Sugar Creek Township IL | 6,723 | $103K | 6.5% | 3.4% | 13% | A− |
| 827 | Warren Township IN | 7,787 | $90K | 11.0% | 1.0% | 3% | A− |
| 828 | Butler Township OH | 8,421 | $93K | 8.9% | 3.1% | 5% | A− |
| 829 | West Caln Township PA | 9,088 | $99K | 9.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,983 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Warren Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Warren Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Warren Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Township | – | A− | D | 21 min | $89,958 |
| Olive Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 27 min | $78,964 |
| Greene Township | under 2% | B | D− | 37 min | $74,587 |
| German Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 19 min | $74,918 |
| Portage Township | under 2% | C− | A | 20 min | $52,872 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Warren 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 Warren Township: questions
What is the median household income in Warren Township?
$89,958 (±$22,008) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Warren Township?
11.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Warren Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Warren Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Bend (36%, 6 mi), Mishawaka (11%, 11 mi), Elkhart (6%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Warren Township walkable?
Warren Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Warren 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 Warren Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Warren 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.