Work & commute · Russell

Work & commute in Russell, IN

Most working residents leave Russell for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Greencastle (11%), Center (6%) and Roachdale (5%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 297 working residents

Typical commute

28 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

35 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 293 Russell residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Russell.

293live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

61work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Russell goes to work

Greencastle14.3 mi away

11%34

Center43 mi away

6%18

Roachdale7.8 mi away

5%16

Danville24.5 mi away

5%16

Wayne36.5 mi away

5%14

Crawfordsville14.6 mi away

4%13

Franklin5.5 mi away

4%13

Union14.4 mi away

4%11

Avon29.7 mi away

2%7

Pike36.2 mi away

2%7

Everywhere elseother towns and states

50%148

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

How far

How far Russell commutes

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

14%

30%

44%

12%

14%Under 10 mi

30%10–24 mi

44%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Russell is a commuter town

0.22jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Russell are

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

Jobs based in Russell

65 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)55%

Trade, transport & utilities31%

Services (health, schools, offices…)14%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month49%

Jobs Russell residents hold

297 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)40%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month64%

−11%

Jobs based in Russell, 2013 → 2023: 73 → 65. 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.