Photo: Nyttend · Public domainBenton Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Employers in Benton Township report 270 jobs; 1,173 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Benton Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (D−). Only 3% work in Benton Township; the top destination outside it is Bloomington (44%, 8 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 Benton Township
44% of Benton Township works in Bloomington
511 working residents, 44%, have their main job in Bloomington, 8.2 miles away. That’s 15 times as many as work in Benton Township itself. The commute map ↓
Benton Township is a place people come home to
There are 270 jobs based in Benton Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Benton Township has about 2,300 people in it, 28% 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.
The figures behind Benton Township’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Benton Township’s grade up (2.0%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Benton Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Where Benton Township goes to work
Where Benton Township clocks in
44% of workers
11% of workers
3% 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.
Benton Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,139 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 236 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Benton Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Jobs in Benton Township: what the 270 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Benton Township, 2013 → 2023: 263 → 270. 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 Benton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Benton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Benton Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,270 commuters (the 15% 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.
How far Benton Township goes to work
About 16% 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.
Getting around Benton Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,496 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 under 0.1 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). 1.9% of Benton Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Benton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Benton Township is 1,069th of 4,698 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 88 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 126 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,067 | Fairbury IL | 3,597 | $71K | 2.1% | 0.9% | 18% | B+ |
| 1,068 | Gibbsboro NJ | 2,257 | $100K | 4.7% | 7.9% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,069 | Benton Township IN | 3,203 | $90K | 6.8% | 2.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,070 | Highland Township OH | 2,284 | $82K | 5.2% | 0.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,071 | Berwick Township PA | 2,475 | $85K | 8.3% | 2.3% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Benton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Work in the towns next to Benton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Benton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Township | – | B+ | D− | 27 min | $90,296 |
| Bloomington Township | 3% | C+ | A+ | 17 min | $44,748 |
| Salt Creek Township | under 2% | C | D | 25 min | $89,861 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | D | 40 min | $74,020 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B | D | 29 min | $80,233 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 32 min | $66,793 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bloomington Township. Darker towns draw more of Benton 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 Benton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Benton Township?
$90,296 (±$14,055) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Benton Township?
6.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Benton Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Benton Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (44%, 8 mi), Indianapolis (11%, 39 mi), Richland Township (3%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Benton Township walkable?
Benton Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Benton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Benton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Benton 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.