Ranck, Thomas, Round Barn · Photo: Jack Boucher · Public domainMost of Waterloo Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Waterloo Township has 1 jobs; 249 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Waterloo Township for work; outside it, Connersville is the main destination (27%, 3 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Indiana 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Waterloo Township at work: what stands out
Waterloo Township is a place people come home to
There are 1 jobs based in Waterloo Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Waterloo Township has about 270 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Waterloo 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 249 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Waterloo Township
On a workday 249 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Waterloo Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
About 22 minutes to work from Waterloo Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Waterloo Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 212 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.
The towns that employ Waterloo Township’s residents
Where Waterloo Township clocks in
9% 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 Waterloo Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waterloo Township, 2014 → 2024: 3 → 1. 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 Waterloo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Waterloo Township to work
About 28% 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.
Work in the towns next to Waterloo Township
The biggest share goes to Connersville Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Waterloo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $73,917 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 24 min | $51,731 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 29 min | $81,974 |
| Brownsville Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Connersville Township | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brownsville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Connersville Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Waterloo 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 Waterloo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Waterloo Township?
$73,917 (±$36,848) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waterloo Township?
11.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Waterloo Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Waterloo Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Connersville (27%, 3 mi), Richmond (11%, 15 mi), Indianapolis (9%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Waterloo Township without a car?
7% 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 Waterloo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waterloo 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.