Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0For about half of its working residents, Armstrong Township is a commute to Evansville
Only 4% work in Armstrong Township itself; outside it, Evansville draws the most (47%, 12 miles). Jobs and income earn Armstrong Township B; getting around on foot earns it C−. A typical one-way commute lasts 27 minutes, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Armstrong Township
Nearly half of Armstrong Township works in Evansville
397 working residents, 47%, have their main job in Evansville, 12 miles away. That’s 12 times as many as work in Armstrong Township itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Armstrong Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Armstrong Township fell from 364 in 2013 to 114 in 2023, −69%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Armstrong Township is a place people come home to
There are 114 jobs based in Armstrong Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Armstrong Township has about 910 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 837 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Armstrong Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Armstrong Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Armstrong Township’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Armstrong Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Armstrong Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Out of Armstrong Township to work: where people go
Where Armstrong Township clocks in
47% of workers
4% 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.
What Armstrong Township’s employers do
114 jobs are based in Armstrong Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Armstrong Township, 2013 → 2023: 364 → 114. 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Armstrong Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Armstrong Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 806 residents head out to work, 31 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.
About 910 people are in Armstrong Township on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
0.14 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.
The trip to work from Armstrong Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Armstrong Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 691 commuters (the 10% 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 distance from Armstrong Township to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around Armstrong Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Armstrong Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 3.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 767 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). 0.7% of Armstrong Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Armstrong Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Armstrong Township is 1,541st of 6,161 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 117 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 131 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,539 | Avondale PA | 1,264 | $79K | 8.6% | 3.0% | 1% | B |
| 1,540 | Alden Township IL | 1,255 | $103K | 13.9% | 0.0% | 1% | B |
| 1,541 | Armstrong Township IN | 1,634 | $86K | 8.0% | 0.0% | 4% | B |
| 1,542 | Jefferson Township IN | 1,291 | $91K | 4.4% | 0.0% | <1% | B |
| 1,543 | North Centre Township PA | 2,139 | $77K | 5.3% | 3.6% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Armstrong Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Armstrong Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Scott Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Armstrong Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Township | – | B | C− | 27 min | $85,714 |
| Robinson Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 26 min | $98,135 |
| Scott Township | 3% | A | C− | 24 min | $106,628 |
| German Township | 3% | B | C− | 23 min | $81,346 |
| Johnson Township | under 2% | A− | B+ | 22 min | $95,673 |
| Smith Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 28 min | $66,667 |
| St. Wendel | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Wendel: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Armstrong 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 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 Armstrong Township: questions
What is the median household income in Armstrong Township?
$85,714 (±$10,668) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Armstrong Township?
8.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Armstrong Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Armstrong Township work?
4% work in town.
Is Armstrong Township walkable?
Armstrong Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Armstrong Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Armstrong Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Armstrong 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.