Work & commute · Romney

Work & commute in Romney, IN

Most working residents leave Romney for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Lafayette (42%), West Lafayette (12%) and Center (6%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 113 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

34 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 113 Romney residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Romney.

113live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

13work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Romney goes to work

Lafayette10.3 mi away

42%47

West Lafayette13.2 mi away

12%14

Center52.2 mi away

6%7

Washington47.9 mi away

4%4

Carmel44.6 mi away

3%3

Fort Wayne108.8 mi away

3%3

Wabash15.8 mi away

3%3

Frankfort19.4 mi away

2%2

Sheffield10.8 mi away

2%2

Roann68.6 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

24%27

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

How far

How far Romney commutes

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

17%

52%

12%

19%

17%Under 10 mi

52%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Romney is a commuter town

0.12jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Romney are

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

Jobs based in Romney

13 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities46%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month38%

Jobs Romney residents hold

113 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month75%

+333%

Jobs based in Romney, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 13. 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.