Most of Ashland Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Ashland Township report 109 jobs, against 804 working residents. The two grades for Ashland Township are A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. 2% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Ashland Township
Ashland Township is a place people come home to
There are 109 jobs based in Ashland Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ashland Township has about 1,100 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
38% of Ashland Township works in Indianapolis
307 working residents, 38%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 32 miles away. That’s 38 times as many as work in Ashland Township itself. The commute map ↓
Ashland Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 804 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Inside Ashland Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ashland Township is better than 77% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Ashland Township’s grade up (1.7%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 28% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ashland Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Ashland Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 797 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 102 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Ashland Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
38% of working residents work in Indianapolis
Where Ashland Township clocks in
38% of workers
10% 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.
From Ashland Township, about 38 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ashland Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 984 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Ashland Township works in goods: 42% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ashland Township, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 109. 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 Ashland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Ashland Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Ashland Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ashland Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 2.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,009 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). 6.0% of Ashland Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ashland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,656 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500, Ashland Township comes 854th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 117 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 167 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 852 | Frenchtown NJ | 1,500 | $98K | 8.7% | 6.8% | 4% | A− |
| 853 | Moscow PA | 1,996 | $82K | 4.9% | 4.4% | 4% | A− |
| 854 | Ashland Township IN | 1,826 | $89K | 3.8% | 1.7% | 1% | A− |
| 855 | Green Township IN | 1,682 | $82K | 6.4% | 1.4% | 2% | A− |
| 856 | Hoback WY | 1,316 | $147K | 1.7% | 1.8% | 11% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | 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 Ashland Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Ashland Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ashland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland Township | – | A− | D | 38 min | $88,750 |
| Ray Township | under 2% | B− | C | 34 min | $87,292 |
| Adams Township | under 2% | C | D− | 35 min | $71,458 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B | D− | 28 min | $101,587 |
| Cloverdale Township | under 2% | C+ | B | 28 min | $66,277 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 58 min | — |
| Gregg Township | under 2% | C | D | 35 min | $67,528 |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ashland 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 Ashland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ashland Township?
$88,750 (±$41,598) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ashland Township?
3.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ashland Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ashland Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (38%, 32 mi), Martinsville (10%, 10 mi), Plainfield (4%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ashland Township walkable?
Ashland Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 2.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ashland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ashland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ashland 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.