Work & commute · Fairfield

Work & commute in Fairfield, IN

About one in 3 of Fairfield’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lafayette (50%), West Lafayette (14%) and Center (2%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

38%

9,123 of 24,026 working residents

Typical commute

4 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 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 14,903 Fairfield residents head out of town to work, 9,123 work right here, and 34,596 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Fairfield.

14,903live here, work elsewhere

9,123live and work here

34,596work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Fairfield goes to work

Lafayette2.1 mi away

50%11,939

West Lafayette3.9 mi away

14%3,409

Center58.8 mi away

2%540

Frankfort19.5 mi away

2%366

Washington53.5 mi away

1%296

Pike49.2 mi away

1%269

Wabash6.4 mi away

1%256

Deer Creek16.2 mi away

1%238

Carmel49 mi away

1%234

Kokomo38.2 mi away

1%195

Everywhere elseother towns and states

26%6,284

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

How far

How far Fairfield commutes

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

68%

20%

68%Under 10 mi

5%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Fairfield is a job hub

1.82jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Fairfield are

43,719 jobs are based in Fairfield. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fairfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Fairfield

43,719 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Fairfield residents hold

24,026 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+8%

Jobs based in Fairfield, 2013 → 2023: 40,374 → 43,719. 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.