As of the most recent DOL data (obtained from the 2024 DOL Form 5500 Data) Indiana is home to 182 ESOPs. Fun Facts about Indiana ESOPs:
According to Vanguard, for 2024, the average 401K balance is ~ $148,153. The average ESOP retirement account exceed the average 401K account balance. Additionally, based on review of the 2023 DOL 5500 filings, the average Indiana 401K account balance is approximately 72 thousand dollars ($72,162 assets/participants, or $72,539 assets/participants EOY). A similar review of 2023 DOL 5500 filings for Indiana ESOPs, identify an average account balance of approximately 138 thousand dollars ($137,197 assets/participants, or $139,407 assets/participants EOY).
However, one key difference between ESOP and 401K retirement accounts – in most cases the ESOP accounts did not require any employee contribution! The ESOP accounts are funded by contributions by the company!
Did you know that Indiana ESOPs include the following industry types:
| Industry Type | # of ESOPs |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 3 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 1 |
| Construction | 29 |
| Finance, Insurance & Real Estate | 28 |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 3 |
| Information | 2 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 8 |
| Manufacturing | 44 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 2 |
| Other Services | 2 |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 25 |
| Retail Trade | 9 |
| Transportation & Warehousing | 5 |
| Utilities | 2 |
| Wholesale Trade | 18 |
| Total | 182 |
New Indiana ESOPs in 2024 include:
| Company | City |
| EMP Technology Group | Westfield |
| Electric Plus | Avon |
| Wayne Bank | Richmond |
| Bee Window | Fishers |
| Wild Birds Unlimited | Carmel |
| Meyer Najem | Fishers |
| Merritt Contracting | Lebanon |
| Electronic Strategies | Indianapolis |
| Bond Technologies | Elkhart |
| Servantex | Indianapolis |
| Ziolkowski Holdings | South Bend |
| Itamco Inc | Plymouth |
| C&C Manufacturing | Sellersburg |
Did you know that ESOPs are located all across Indiana – but there are concentrations of ESOPs in the major population centers. The top 5 Indiana cities claiming home to ESOPs (as of DOL 2024 data) are:
| City(s) | # of ESOP Companies |
| Indianapolis | 37 |
| Carmel, Evansville | 7 |
| Fort Wayne, South Bend | 6 |
| Elkhart, Hammond | 4 |
| Bloomington, Brownsburg, Columbus, Fishers, Lafayette, Lebanon, Richmond, Terre Haute, and Washington | 3 |
The map below is interactive and provides information on Indiana ESOPs, Congressional Districts, as well as State Senate and House Districts. To open the menu to add these features to the map click on the arrow within the icon to the left of the map title (INCEO Map) and select or deselect the additional layers. To close the menu re-click on the arrow. You may click within the MAP, or within the menu to provide the desired view. Note: Map updated to the most current (2024) DOL Data.
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