Work & commute · Schaefer Lake

Work & commute in Schaefer Lake, IN

Most working residents leave Schaefer Lake for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Columbus (40%), Greensburg (6%) and Flat Rock (6%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 86 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

27%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 86 Schaefer Lake residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Schaefer Lake.

86live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Schaefer Lake goes to work

Columbus10.6 mi away

40%34

Greensburg14.1 mi away

6%5

Flat Rock5.5 mi away

6%5

Hope1.5 mi away

5%4

Franklin21.8 mi away

3%3

Carmel51.8 mi away

2%2

Center40 mi away

2%2

Huntsville, AL320.8 mi away

1%1

Nashville26.5 mi away

1%1

Wakarusa156 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%28

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

How far

How far Schaefer Lake commutes

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

38%

30%

17%

14%

38%Under 10 mi

30%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Schaefer Lake is a commuter town

0.02jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Schaefer Lake are

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

Jobs based in Schaefer Lake

2 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs Schaefer Lake residents hold

86 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month51%

−95%

Jobs based in Schaefer Lake, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 2. 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.