Photo: ONUnicorn · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means Indianapolis for about two in three of Williams Creek’s working residents
Hardly any work in Williams Creek; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (65%, 8 miles). 25% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Working residents average 28 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Williams Creek quiets down on a workday
On a workday 164 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Williams Creek on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.26 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.
Commuting out of Williams Creek: the destinations
Where Williams Creek clocks in
65% of workers
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.
Services make up most of the work in Williams Creek
43 jobs are based in Williams Creek.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Williams Creek, 2014 → 2024: 49 → 43. 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 Williams Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way for Williams Creek’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Williams Creek workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 135 commuters (the 25% 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 distance from Williams Creek to work
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.
The towns around Williams Creek
The biggest share goes to Meridian Hills (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Williams Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Creek | – | — | — | 28 min | $250,000+ |
| Meridian Hills | 3% | A+ | A− | 20 min | $211,528 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Williams Creek’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Williams Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Williams Creek?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Williams Creek?
3.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Williams Creek?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Williams Creek work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Williams Creek without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Williams Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Williams Creek
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.