Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Bethlehem Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
5 jobs are based in Bethlehem Township; 160 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Bethlehem Township; the top destination outside it is Jeffersonville (21%, 19 miles). 13% of workers work from home (Indiana 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Bethlehem Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 160 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Bethlehem Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
The towns that employ Bethlehem Township’s residents
Where Bethlehem Township clocks in
21% of workers
8% 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.
Making and building: 80% of jobs based in Bethlehem Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bethlehem Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 5. 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 Bethlehem Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bethlehem Township
of Bethlehem Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 75 commuters (the 13% 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.
Bethlehem Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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.
Next door to Bethlehem Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bethlehem Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethlehem Township | – | — | — | — | $59,688 |
| Owen Township | under 2% | C | D− | 44 min | $57,439 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 31 min | $88,250 |
| Saluda Township | under 2% | B | D− | 31 min | $77,813 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem Township: questions
What is the median household income in Bethlehem Township?
$59,688 (±$39,175) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bethlehem Township?
4.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bethlehem Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jeffersonville (21%, 19 mi), Louisville (11%, 27 mi), New Albany (8%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bethlehem Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bethlehem Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bethlehem 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.