Work & commute · Addison

Work & commute in Addison, IN

About one in 3 of Addison’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Shelbyville (35%), Center (6%) and Warren (3%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

30%

3,073 of 10,374 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 7,301 Addison residents head out of town to work, 3,073 work right here, and 6,744 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Addison.

7,301live here, work elsewhere

3,073live and work here

6,744work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Addison goes to work

Shelbyville1.5 mi away

35%3,605

Center26.1 mi away

6%576

Warren21.6 mi away

3%305

Greensburg18.8 mi away

3%296

Columbus23.4 mi away

3%293

Greenwood18.6 mi away

2%258

Washington31.3 mi away

2%245

Franklin15 mi away

2%235

Greenfield18.5 mi away

2%203

Perry23 mi away

2%203

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%4,155

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Addison commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

38%

25%

26%

11%

38%Under 10 mi

25%10–24 mi

26%25–50 mi

11%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Addison is balanced between jobs and homes

0.95jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.95 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Addison are

9,817 jobs are based in Addison. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Addison’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Addison

9,817 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Addison residents hold

10,374 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month57%

−9%

Jobs based in Addison, 2013 → 2023: 10,828 → 9,817. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.