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Work & commute · Blue River

Work & commute in Blue River, IN

Most working residents leave Blue River for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Edinburgh (16%), Franklin (12%) and Center (6%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
15%
306 of 2,094 working residents
Typical commute
18 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
24 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
10%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,788 Blue River residents head out of town to work, 306 work right here, and 1,493 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Blue River.

1,788live here, work elsewhere
306live and work here
1,493work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Blue River goes to work

EdinburghShelbyvilleFranklinGreenwoodColumbusCenterPerryWashingtonNinevehGermanBlue RiverNeedhamPikeWarrenJacksonAmityEdinburghFranklinCenterGreenwoodGermanColumbusWashingtonWarrenPikeShelbyvilleBlue River
1
Edinburgh3.5 mi away
16%336
2
Franklin7.5 mi away
12%258
3
Center27.3 mi away
6%136
4
Greenwood15.5 mi away
5%109
5
German6.5 mi away
5%101
6
Columbus13.6 mi away
5%99
7
Washington34.1 mi away
3%72
8
Warren26.2 mi away
2%51
9
Pike36.2 mi away
2%47
10
Shelbyville15.5 mi away
2%44
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%841

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

How far

How far Blue River commutes

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

33%Under 10 mi
26%10–24 mi
32%25–50 mi
10%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Blue River is balanced between jobs and homes

0.86jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Blue River are

1,799 jobs are based in Blue River. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Blue River’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Blue River

1,799 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)57%
Trade, transport & utilities14%
Services (health, schools, offices…)29%
$1,250 a month or less12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%
Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Blue River residents hold

2,094 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)28%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)51%
$1,250 a month or less15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%
Over $3,333 a month55%
+7%

Jobs based in Blue River, 2013 → 2023: 1,683 → 1,799. 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.

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