Work & commute · Prairieton

Work & commute in Prairieton, IN

Most working residents leave Prairieton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Terre Haute (39%), Honey Creek (8%) and Linton (5%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 371 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 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 371 Prairieton residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Prairieton.

371live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

35work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Prairieton goes to work

Terre Haute9.3 mi away

39%146

Honey Creek4.8 mi away

8%28

Linton5.7 mi away

5%19

Center77.4 mi away

2%9

Carmel82.6 mi away

2%8

Otter Creek15.6 mi away

2%7

Washington80 mi away

2%6

Marshall, IL11.1 mi away

1%5

Brazil22.4 mi away

1%5

Van Buren26.8 mi away

1%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%133

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

How far

How far Prairieton commutes

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

48%

19%

28%

48%Under 10 mi

19%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Prairieton 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 Prairieton are

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

Jobs based in Prairieton

35 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month46%

Over $3,333 a month31%

Jobs Prairieton residents hold

371 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−31%

Jobs based in Prairieton, 2013 → 2023: 51 → 35. 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.