Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAnderson Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B: better than 55% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability D−: more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are higher than in 70% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 35 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Anderson Township; the top destination outside it is Rushville (14%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Anderson Township
Anderson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (16 to 31 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Few Anderson Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 518 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Anderson Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Anderson Township is better than 55% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Anderson Township’s grade up (6.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 18% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (3.3%) is left out: Anderson Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Anderson Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
About 35 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Anderson Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 517 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Anderson Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 510 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 190 people come in from elsewhere.
About 910 people are in Anderson Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.38 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 2023, primary jobs.
14% of working residents work in Rushville
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Anderson Township clocks in
14% of workers
13% of workers
12% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Anderson Township makes things: 43% of its jobs are in goods
198 jobs are based in Anderson Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Anderson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Anderson Township, 2013 → 2023: 226 → 198. 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 2023.
Half of Anderson Township commutes less than 20 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 15% 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 2023.
Most trips from Anderson Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Anderson Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Anderson 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 526 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). 12.1% of Anderson Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Anderson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Anderson Township is 1,412th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Anderson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 85 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 93 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,410 | Coloma MI | 1,415 | $69K | 7.4% | 0.8% | 7% | B |
| 1,411 | Edisto Beach SC | 1,071 | $86K | 2.5% | 5.8% | 8% | B |
| 1,412 | Anderson Township IN | 1,227 | $92K | 6.2% | 3.3% | 2% | B |
| 1,413 | Chittenden VT | 1,215 | $106K | 6.6% | 1.2% | 10% | B |
| 1,414 | Rushford WI | 1,690 | $71K | 4.7% | 1.1% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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.
Anderson Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Orange Township (2%). Darker towns draw more of Anderson Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Anderson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Township | – | B | D− | 35 min | $91,563 |
| Orange Township | 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Clinton Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Rushville Township | 2% | C− | B | 22 min | $57,639 |
| Richland Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Noble Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Orange Township, Clinton Township, Richland Township and Noble Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, 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 Anderson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Anderson Township?
$91,563 (±$18,308) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Anderson Township?
6.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Anderson Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Anderson Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rushville (14%, 9 mi), Indianapolis (13%, 41 mi), Shelbyville (12%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Anderson Township walkable?
Anderson Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Anderson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Anderson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Anderson Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.