Work & commute · Universal

Work & commute in Universal, IN

Most working residents leave Universal for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Terre Haute (29%), Clinton (12%) and Paris (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 101 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 101 Universal residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Universal.

101live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

20work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Universal goes to work

Terre Haute11.7 mi away

29%29

Clinton1.9 mi away

12%12

Paris, IL12.5 mi away

5%5

Clinton3.8 mi away

3%3

Whitestown62.4 mi away

3%3

Evansville113 mi away

3%3

Center70.8 mi away

3%3

Washington71.9 mi away

3%3

Helt9.6 mi away

3%3

Greenfield90.2 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%35

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

How far

How far Universal commutes

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

34%

30%

33%

34%Under 10 mi

30%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

33%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Universal is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Universal are

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

Jobs based in Universal

20 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)90%

$1,250 a month or less30%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month30%

Jobs Universal residents hold

101 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−38%

Jobs based in Universal, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 20. 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.