Work & commute · Mooreland

Work & commute in Mooreland, IN

Most working residents leave Mooreland for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are New Castle (12%), Muncie (10%) and Henry (7%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 128 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 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 126 Mooreland residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Mooreland.

126live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

10work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Mooreland goes to work

New Castle8.3 mi away

12%15

Muncie15.9 mi away

10%13

Henry9 mi away

7%9

Richmond22.3 mi away

5%6

Anderson24 mi away

4%5

Prairie5.7 mi away

4%5

Shelbyville41.8 mi away

2%3

Monroe10.9 mi away

2%3

Lawrence41.1 mi away

2%3

Spiceland16 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

49%63

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

How far

How far Mooreland commutes

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

22%

36%

22%

20%

22%Under 10 mi

36%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Mooreland is a commuter town

0.09jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Mooreland are

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

Jobs based in Mooreland

12 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities67%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Mooreland residents hold

128 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−37%

Jobs based in Mooreland, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 12. 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.