Work, pay and getting to work in Adams Township
Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26. The two grades for Adams Township are B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Measured by household income, Adams Township is ahead of 59% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Adams Township
Adams Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Adams Township is Indianapolis, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 20% of working residents (310) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Adams Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Adams Township went from 702 in 2014 to 994 in 2024, +42%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Adams Township
63% of Adams Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Adams Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Adams Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Adams Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #158 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate is its strongest input (5.9%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($82,500, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Adams Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
How far Adams Township’s workers travel
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The 994 jobs based in Adams Township
994 jobs are based in Adams Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Adams Township, 2014 → 2024: 702 → 994. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Adams Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Adams Township
On a workday 1,498 residents head out to work, 69 work right here, and 925 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,500 people are in Adams Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
20% of working residents work in Indianapolis
Where Adams Township clocks in
20% of workers
18% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Adams Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Adams Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,692 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The commute in Adams Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Adams Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #519 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Adams Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,937 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of Adams Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Adams Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Adams Township is 1,143rd among 4,023 U.S. towns of 2,900 to 5,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 82 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 91 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 132 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 1,141 | Mountain Home NC | 3,437 | $83K | 11.9% | 0.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,142 | Montrose MN | 3,986 | $103K | 5.3% | 5.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,143 | Adams Township IN | 4,097 | $83K | 5.9% | 3.6% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,144 | Eden Township IN | 5,006 | $91K | 2.9% | 4.5% | 16% | B+ |
| 1,145 | Penn Township PA | 4,890 | $93K | 5.6% | 4.2% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,023 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Adams Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Adams Township and its neighbors: 20% work next door
The biggest share goes to Anderson (18%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Adams Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | – | B+ | D | 27 min | $82,500 |
| Fall Creek Township | 2% | B+ | C+ | 24 min | $90,726 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | B | D | 28 min | $82,734 |
| Anderson | 18% | C− | B+ | 25 min | $46,909 |
| Fall Creek Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 31 min | $69,350 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | A− | C | 24 min | $100,083 |
| Union Township | under 2% | B | C− | 24 min | $75,795 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Adams Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Adams Township: questions
What is the median household income in Adams Township?
$82,500 (±$12,100) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Adams Township?
5.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Adams Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Adams Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (20%, 31 mi), Anderson (18%, 7 mi), Fishers (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Adams Township walkable?
Adams Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Adams Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Adams Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Adams Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.