Work & commute · Griffith

Work & commute in Griffith, IN

Most working residents leave Griffith for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (10%), Hammond (7%) and Munster (6%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

388 of 7,191 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 6,803 Griffith residents head out of town to work, 388 work right here, and 3,561 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Griffith.

6,803live here, work elsewhere

388live and work here

3,561work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Griffith goes to work

Chicago, IL25.3 mi away

10%685

Hammond7.3 mi away

7%500

Munster4.4 mi away

6%418

Griffith (in town)right here

5%388

Highland2.2 mi away

5%384

Merrillville6.7 mi away

5%383

Schererville3.1 mi away

5%342

Gary5.9 mi away

4%321

East Chicago8.5 mi away

4%309

Crown Point9.1 mi away

4%301

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%3,160

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

How far

How far Griffith commutes

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

55%

23%

10%

12%

55%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Griffith is a commuter town

0.55jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.55 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Griffith are

3,949 jobs are based in Griffith. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Griffith’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Griffith

3,949 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Griffith residents hold

7,191 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month59%

−4%

Jobs based in Griffith, 2013 → 2023: 4,097 → 3,949. 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.