Work & commute · Black

Work & commute in Black, IN

About one in 3 of Black’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Evansville (27%), Mount Vernon (19%) and Perry (2%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

39%

1,549 of 3,973 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 2,424 Black residents head out of town to work, 1,549 work right here, and 3,674 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Black.

2,424live here, work elsewhere

1,549live and work here

3,674work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Black goes to work

Evansville21 mi away

27%1,090

Black (in town)right here

20%795

Mount Vernon1.6 mi away

19%754

Perry14.7 mi away

2%90

Lynn6.7 mi away

2%87

Ohio28.5 mi away

1%53

Center21.6 mi away

1%46

Center158.3 mi away

1%46

Marrs8.4 mi away

1%37

Patoka32.8 mi away

1%36

Everywhere elseother towns and states

24%939

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

How far

How far Black commutes

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

42%

35%

17%

42%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Black is balanced between jobs and homes

1.31jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.31 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Black are

5,223 jobs are based in Black. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Black’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Black

5,223 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)41%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)34%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month70%

Jobs Black residents hold

3,973 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month56%

−15%

Jobs based in Black, 2013 → 2023: 6,119 → 5,223. 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.