Work & commute · Ferdinand

Work & commute in Ferdinand, IN

About one in 4 of Ferdinand’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Jasper (25%), Huntingburg (7%) and Evansville (5%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

23%

267 of 1,137 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 870 Ferdinand residents head out of town to work, 267 work right here, and 3,162 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ferdinand.

870live here, work elsewhere

267live and work here

3,162work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ferdinand goes to work

Jasper12.2 mi away

25%288

Ferdinand (in town)right here

23%267

Huntingburg7.4 mi away

7%79

Evansville40.1 mi away

5%61

Dale7 mi away

2%24

Santa Claus8.5 mi away

2%21

Center113.8 mi away

1%13

Dubois15.5 mi away

1%10

French Lick25.6 mi away

1%9

Carmel126 mi away

1%9

Everywhere elseother towns and states

31%356

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

How far

How far Ferdinand commutes

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

41%

32%

15%

13%

41%Under 10 mi

32%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ferdinand is a job hub

3.02jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Ferdinand are

3,429 jobs are based in Ferdinand. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ferdinand’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Ferdinand

3,429 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)76%

Trade, transport & utilities4%

Services (health, schools, offices…)20%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Ferdinand residents hold

1,137 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)38%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month58%

+14%

Jobs based in Ferdinand, 2013 → 2023: 3,013 → 3,429. 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.