Work & commute · Turkey Creek

Work & commute in Turkey Creek, IN

Most working residents leave Turkey Creek for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Goshen (12%), Syracuse (12%) and Warsaw (9%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

17%

722 of 4,193 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 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 3,471 Turkey Creek residents head out of town to work, 722 work right here, and 2,797 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Turkey Creek.

3,471live here, work elsewhere

722live and work here

2,797work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Turkey Creek goes to work

Goshen14.3 mi away

12%517

Syracuse3 mi away

12%509

Warsaw11.8 mi away

9%382

Elkhart24.7 mi away

9%380

Turkey Creek (in town)right here

5%207

Fort Wayne36.2 mi away

3%111

Nappanee15.1 mi away

2%103

Jackson8.7 mi away

2%102

South Bend34.9 mi away

2%83

Tippecanoe5.8 mi away

2%83

Everywhere elseother towns and states

41%1,716

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

How far

How far Turkey Creek commutes

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

34%

42%

14%

10%

34%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Turkey Creek is balanced between jobs and homes

0.84jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Turkey Creek are

3,519 jobs are based in Turkey Creek. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Turkey Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Turkey Creek

3,519 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)55%

Trade, transport & utilities9%

Services (health, schools, offices…)36%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Turkey Creek residents hold

4,193 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)47%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)38%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+22%

Jobs based in Turkey Creek, 2013 → 2023: 2,886 → 3,519. 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.