Work & commute · Widner

Work & commute in Widner, IN

Most working residents leave Widner for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Vincennes (18%), Washington (6%) and Bicknell (6%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11 of 436 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 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 425 Widner residents head out of town to work, 11 work right here, and 113 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Widner.

425live here, work elsewhere

11live and work here

113work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Widner goes to work

Vincennes15.7 mi away

18%79

Washington17.2 mi away

6%27

Bicknell6.4 mi away

6%25

Busseron7.1 mi away

5%20

Vincennes20 mi away

4%17

Vigo6.1 mi away

3%15

Widner (in town)right here

3%11

Washington6.6 mi away

3%11

Bloomington48.6 mi away

2%10

Jefferson7.4 mi away

2%10

Everywhere elseother towns and states

48%211

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

How far

How far Widner commutes

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

22%

41%

18%

22%Under 10 mi

41%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Widner is a commuter town

0.28jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Widner are

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

Jobs based in Widner

124 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities2%

Services (health, schools, offices…)85%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month39%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Widner residents hold

436 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+44%

Jobs based in Widner, 2013 → 2023: 86 → 124. 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.