Work & commute · Thayer

Work & commute in Thayer, IN

Most working residents leave Thayer for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Lowell (5%), Crown Point (4%) and Merrillville (4%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 82 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

33%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 82 Thayer residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Thayer.

82live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

3work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Thayer goes to work

Lowell9.3 mi away

5%4

Crown Point16.3 mi away

4%3

Merrillville20.6 mi away

4%3

Gary28.8 mi away

4%3

Momence, IL17.4 mi away

2%2

Morocco17.1 mi away

2%2

Kentland28.3 mi away

2%2

Porter33.8 mi away

2%2

Dyer24.2 mi away

2%2

St. John19.9 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

70%57

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

How far

How far Thayer commutes

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

20%

33%

23%

24%

20%Under 10 mi

33%10–24 mi

23%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Thayer is a commuter town

0.04jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Thayer are

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

Jobs based in Thayer

3 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs Thayer residents hold

82 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month48%

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.