Photo: Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) · Public domainWest Point Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
West Point Township has 101 jobs; 194 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in West Point Township; the top destination outside it is Lafayette (13%, 22 miles). The average commute takes 19 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
In and out of West Point Township on a workday
On a workday 191 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 98 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in West Point Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from West Point Township work
Where West Point 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.
West Point Township works in goods: 52% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Point Township, 2013 → 2023: 75 → 101. 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 West Point Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From West Point Township, about 19 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Point Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 185 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.
Miles to work from West Point Township
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around West Point Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Princeton Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Point Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Point Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $90,238 |
| Gilboa Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Round Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Princeton Township | 9% | C− | B− | 19 min | $70,833 |
| Big Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Honey Creek Township | under 3% | B− | C | 19 min | $76,607 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gilboa Township, Round Grove Township and Big Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Point 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 West Point Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Point Township?
$90,238 (±$3,424) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Point Township?
6.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Point Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Point Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (13%, 22 mi), Princeton Township (9%, 6 mi), Wolcott (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around West Point Township without a car?
0% 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 West Point Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Point 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.