Photo: U.S. Department of Agriculture · Public domainBean Blossom Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C: better than 32% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #455 of 593 in Indiana.
Walkability D−: more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns · #578 of 593 in Indiana.
Household incomes here are higher than in 60% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 32 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). Only 0% work in Bean Blossom Township; the top destination outside it is Bloomington (35%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Bean Blossom Township
Bean Blossom Township is a place people come home to
There are 228 jobs based in Bean Blossom Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bean Blossom Township has about 1,900 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bean Blossom Township and Bloomington trade workers both ways
Bloomington is the top workplace for Bean Blossom Township residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Bean Blossom Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Bean Blossom 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 ↓
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.
What’s behind Bean Blossom Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bean Blossom Township is better than 32% of U.S. towns, #455 of 593 in Indiana. Household income holds Bean Blossom Township’s grade up ($82,794, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (7.2%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bean Blossom Township could be anywhere from D to A.
Bean Blossom Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,182 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 223 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Bean Blossom Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.19 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.
35% of working residents work in Bloomington
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Bean Blossom Township clocks in
35% of workers
11% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 32 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 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bean Blossom Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,185 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Bean Blossom Township makes things: 49% of its jobs are in goods
228 jobs are based in Bean Blossom Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bean Blossom Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bean Blossom Township, 2013 → 2023: 114 → 228. 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 Bean Blossom Township commutes less than 11 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Bean Blossom Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bean Blossom Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns, #578 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 2.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,336 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.2% of Bean Blossom Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bean Blossom Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Bean Blossom Township is 3,225th of 4,882 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Bean Blossom Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 76 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 129 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 198 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 3,223 | Benson MN | 3,444 | $53K | 9.8% | 3.1% | 42% | C |
| 3,224 | Canajoharie NY | 2,059 | $80K | 12.6% | 2.3% | 12% | C |
| 3,225 | Bean Blossom Township IN | 2,887 | $83K | 11.4% | 7.2% | <1% | C |
| 3,226 | New Haven NY | 3,005 | $91K | 15.6% | 5.4% | 2% | C |
| 3,227 | Wolf Township PA | 3,084 | $71K | 13.1% | 6.1% | 3% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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.
11% of Bean Blossom Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Richland Township (11%). Darker towns draw more of Bean Blossom Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bean Blossom Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bean Blossom Township | – | C | D− | 32 min | $82,794 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 31 min | $63,802 |
| Richland Township | 11% | A | C− | 20 min | $100,957 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C+ | B | 23 min | $62,182 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B | D | 29 min | $80,233 |
| Baker Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Baker 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 Bean Blossom Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bean Blossom Township?
$82,794 (±$23,749) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bean Blossom Township?
11.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bean Blossom Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bean Blossom Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (35%, 10 mi), Richland Township (11%, 6 mi), Indianapolis (8%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bean Blossom Township walkable?
Bean Blossom Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.2 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bean Blossom Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bean Blossom Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bean Blossom 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.