Work & commute · Noble

Work & commute in Noble, IN

42% of Noble’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Wabash (35%), Marion (4%) and Huntington (4%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

42%

2,490 of 5,957 working residents

Typical commute

16 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 3,467 Noble residents head out of town to work, 2,490 work right here, and 4,990 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Noble.

3,467live here, work elsewhere

2,490live and work here

4,990work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Noble goes to work

Wabash1.2 mi away

35%2,088

Noble (in town)right here

7%402

Marion20 mi away

4%267

Huntington19 mi away

4%227

Fort Wayne42 mi away

3%165

North Manchester14.7 mi away

3%161

Warsaw30.8 mi away

3%157

Kokomo27.2 mi away

2%137

Lafayette59.8 mi away

2%122

Peru11.7 mi away

2%98

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%2,133

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

How far

How far Noble commutes

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

44%

18%

16%

22%

44%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Noble is balanced between jobs and homes

1.26jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.26 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Noble are

7,480 jobs are based in Noble. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Noble’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Noble

7,480 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)36%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Noble residents hold

5,957 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−6%

Jobs based in Noble, 2013 → 2023: 7,922 → 7,480. 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.