Work & commute · Concord

Work & commute in Concord, IN

About one in 4 of Concord’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Elkhart (37%), Goshen (12%) and South Bend (5%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

25%

6,005 of 23,831 working residents

Typical commute

7 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 17,826 Concord residents head out of town to work, 6,005 work right here, and 22,445 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Concord.

17,826live here, work elsewhere

6,005live and work here

22,445work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Concord goes to work

Elkhart3 mi away

37%8,908

Goshen7.9 mi away

12%2,813

South Bend16.9 mi away

5%1,121

Mishawaka11.6 mi away

5%1,089

Bristol7.1 mi away

4%863

Cleveland6.4 mi away

2%586

Middlebury12.2 mi away

2%583

Concord (in town)right here

2%422

Baugo4.5 mi away

2%418

Dunlap1.6 mi away

2%398

Everywhere elseother towns and states

28%6,630

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

How far

How far Concord commutes

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

61%

24%

12%

61%Under 10 mi

24%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Concord is balanced between jobs and homes

1.19jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.19 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Concord are

28,450 jobs are based in Concord. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Concord’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Concord

28,450 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)43%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)39%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Concord residents hold

23,831 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)44%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)38%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month54%

+4%

Jobs based in Concord, 2013 → 2023: 27,358 → 28,450. 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.