Half of commuters travel less than 29 miles. Wheatfield’s mean commuting time is 28 minutes, against 24 minutes in Indiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Also worth knowing: the share of residents in Wheatfield who live below the poverty line: 14%. The top destinations are DeMotte (6%), Valparaiso (6%) and Rensselaer (5%).

1%work in town

	Wheatfield	Indiana towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	0.5%	11%	8%
Average trip to work	28 minutes	24 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	14%	10%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Wheatfield1%

DeMotte6%

Valparaiso6%

Rensselaer5%

Indianapolis5%

29 mi

median commute distance

129

jobs based in Wheatfield

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here129 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Wheatfield Commute times28 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 29 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Wheatfield, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a winter.

25″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–35°

Spring38–60°

Summer60–82°

Fall42–63°

Oct 17

typical first frost

Apr 25

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 84°, January lows 17°Rain & snow25″ of snow a winter · 41 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Wheatfield faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Wheatfield’s FEMA hazard score is 33 of 100, where Indiana’s towns sit at 38 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 55% come from inland flooding and 18% from cold waves. Federal aid has come to Wheatfield households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2018.

33risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters5 federal disasters · Paid out in Wheatfield Get ready0.8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

Compared with most of Indiana and the rest of the country, more of Wheatfield’s adults sleep under 7 hours

For adults in Wheatfield, the share who smoke cigarettes is 18%. Only 10 of the 590 Indiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Wheatfield. The town does better than the Indiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2.

	Wheatfield	Indiana towns	U.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	42%	37%	36%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	75%	80%	79%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	20%	18%	17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	19%	16%	16%