Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Beech Creek Township works elsewhere
Beech Creek Township grades C+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability. 47 jobs are based in Beech Creek Township for 922 working residents. Only 1% work in Beech Creek Township; the top destination outside it is Bloomington (28%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Beech Creek Township apart on work
Beech Creek Township is a place people come home to
There are 47 jobs based in Beech Creek Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Beech Creek Township has about 1,600 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
28% of Beech Creek Township works in Bloomington
260 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Bloomington, 13 miles away. That’s 28 times as many as work in Beech Creek Township itself. The commute map ↓
Beech Creek Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (19 to 30 minutes). 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 922 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Beech Creek Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Beech Creek Township is better than 36% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Beech Creek Township’s grade up (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 24% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Beech Creek Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
How many people are in Beech Creek Township by day
On a workday 910 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Beech Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Commuting out of Beech Creek Township: the destinations
Where Beech Creek Township clocks in
28% of workers
12% of workers
6% 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.
Getting to work from Beech Creek Township takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beech Creek Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 994 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Beech Creek Township makes things: 53% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beech Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 67 → 47. 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 Beech Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Beech Creek Township commutes less than 14 miles
About 27% 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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Beech Creek Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Beech Creek Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Beech Creek 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 1,119 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). 4.3% of Beech Creek Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Beech Creek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Beech Creek Township next to U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300: 3,052nd of 5,207 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 66 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 183 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 3,050 | Soda Springs ID | 3,165 | $57K | 12.0% | 1.0% | 40% | C+ |
| 3,051 | Eldora IA | 2,593 | $77K | 12.0% | 4.0% | 26% | C+ |
| 3,052 | Beech Creek Township IN | 2,429 | $77K | 14.5% | 3.8% | 1% | C+ |
| 3,053 | Bristol Township OH | 2,655 | $69K | 19.9% | 3.5% | 4% | C+ |
| 3,054 | East Union Township PA | 1,734 | $81K | 17.3% | 7.1% | 5% | C+ |
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| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Beech Creek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door to Beech Creek Township
The biggest share goes to Van Buren Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beech Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Creek Township | – | C+ | D− | 33 min | $76,989 |
| Highland Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Center Township | 2% | C | B− | 28 min | $75,250 |
| Van Buren Township | 4% | B− | B+ | 19 min | $74,397 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 29 min | $85,602 |
Same-state neighbors only. Highland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beech Creek 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 Beech Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Beech Creek Township?
$76,989 (±$21,123) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beech Creek Township?
14.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beech Creek Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beech Creek Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (28%, 13 mi), Indianapolis (12%, 56 mi), Richland Township (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Beech Creek Township walkable?
Beech Creek Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Beech Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beech Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beech Creek 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.