Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHouseholds in Adams Township earn less than those in 72% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Adams Township C−; getting around on foot earns it B+. Poverty touches 18.9% of residents, where Indiana as a whole has 12.3%. About one in seven work in Adams Township; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (11%, 56 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Adams Township, in brief
Adams Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Adams Township is Indianapolis, 57 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (197) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Adams Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
How Adams Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Adams Township is better than 15% of U.S. towns, #560 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Adams Township’s grade up (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Adams Township could be anywhere from D− to B−.
How far Adams Township’s workers travel
About 30% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Adams Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 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 1,523 commuters (the 9% 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 daily flow of workers through Adams Township
On a workday 1,482 residents head out to work, 292 work right here, and 1,203 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Adams Township: the destinations
Where Adams Township clocks in
11% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Adams Township
1,495 jobs are based in Adams Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Adams Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,310 → 1,495. 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.
Getting around Adams Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Adams Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns, #127 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 6.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,671 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). 8.8% 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.
How Adams Township ranks: 3,132nd of 3,582 U.S. towns of 3,700 to 7,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 92 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 8% | A+ |
| 93 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 140 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,130 | Ridge Manor FL | 3,935 | $58K | 14.6% | 5.8% | 1% | C− |
| 3,131 | Willits CA | 4,760 | $63K | 9.9% | 10.3% | 36% | C− |
| 3,132 | Adams Township IN | 5,235 | $61K | 18.9% | 5.4% | 16% | C− |
| 3,133 | Galen NY | 4,346 | $64K | 17.5% | 6.7% | 10% | C− |
| 3,134 | Warren Township OH | 3,713 | $55K | 13.0% | 6.5% | 7% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,582 | 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.
How Adams Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Union Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Adams Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Township | – | C− | B+ | 32 min | $61,190 |
| Washington Township | 2% | C− | B− | 29 min | $73,902 |
| Union Township | 7% | C− | D− | 29 min | $75,705 |
| Raccoon Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Wabash Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Florida Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 29 min | $53,750 |
| Penn Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Reserve Township | under 2% | D | C− | 24 min | $51,397 |
Same-state neighbors only. Raccoon Township, Wabash Township and Penn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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?
$61,190 (±$14,086) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Adams Township?
18.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Adams Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Adams Township work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (11%, 56 mi), Rockville (11%, 2 mi), Terre Haute (9%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Adams Township walkable?
Adams Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Adams Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% 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.