Work & commute · Huntington

Work & commute in Huntington, IN

About one in 3 of Huntington’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Fort Wayne (18%), Lafayette (3%) and Wabash (2%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

33%

2,535 of 7,653 working residents

Typical commute

18 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 5,118 Huntington residents head out of town to work, 2,535 work right here, and 6,296 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Huntington.

5,118live here, work elsewhere

2,535live and work here

6,296work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Huntington goes to work

Huntington (in town)right here

33%2,535

Fort Wayne23.7 mi away

18%1,415

Lafayette13 mi away

3%233

Wabash17.8 mi away

2%163

Marion24.3 mi away

2%163

Huntington1 mi away

2%147

Bluffton19.8 mi away

2%119

Warsaw30.9 mi away

1%101

Markle9.2 mi away

1%100

Union18.4 mi away

1%93

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%2,584

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

How far

How far Huntington commutes

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

39%

29%

17%

15%

39%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Huntington is balanced between jobs and homes

1.15jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.15 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Huntington are

8,831 jobs are based in Huntington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Huntington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Huntington

8,831 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)34%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Huntington residents hold

7,653 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−3%

Jobs based in Huntington, 2013 → 2023: 9,143 → 8,831. 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.