Work & commute · German

Work & commute in German, IN

About one in 3 of German’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Bremen (21%), Nappanee (10%) and Elkhart (8%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

30%

1,238 of 4,167 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 2,929 German residents head out of town to work, 1,238 work right here, and 3,196 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in German.

2,929live here, work elsewhere

1,238live and work here

3,196work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where German goes to work

Bremen1.8 mi away

21%882

Nappanee7 mi away

10%411

German (in town)right here

8%352

Elkhart20.2 mi away

8%324

South Bend18.6 mi away

6%247

Plymouth11.2 mi away

5%189

Goshen18.5 mi away

4%168

Mishawaka17.3 mi away

3%138

Fort Wayne56.4 mi away

3%114

Warsaw19.3 mi away

2%95

Everywhere elseother towns and states

30%1,247

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

How far

How far German commutes

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

42%

38%

13%

42%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

German is balanced between jobs and homes

1.06jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.06 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in German are

4,434 jobs are based in German. Here is what they are, next to the jobs German’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in German

4,434 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)64%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)25%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs German residents hold

4,167 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)48%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)38%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+10%

Jobs based in German, 2013 → 2023: 4,021 → 4,434. 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.