Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Blooming Grove Township works elsewhere
The two grades for Blooming Grove Township are B− for jobs and income and D for walkability. 14 jobs are based in Blooming Grove Township for 454 working residents. 0% of workers work from home; Indiana has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Blooming Grove Township at work: what stands out
Blooming Grove Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 55 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 422 hours of commuting, 238 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 41 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Blooming Grove Township is a place people come home to
There are 14 jobs based in Blooming Grove Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Blooming Grove Township has about 590 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Blooming Grove Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 454 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Blooming Grove Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, Blooming Grove Township is better than 52% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Blooming Grove Township’s grade up ($95,161, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 10% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (14.1%) is left out: Blooming Grove Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Blooming Grove Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
Blooming Grove Township’s commute takes about 55 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blooming Grove Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 268 commuters (the 0% 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.
Blooming Grove Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 453 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Blooming Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 2024, primary jobs.
12% of working residents work in Batesville
Where Blooming Grove Township clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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.
Making and building: 64% of jobs based in Blooming Grove Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blooming Grove Township, 2014 → 2024: 61 → 14. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Blooming Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Blooming Grove Township commutes less than 27 miles
About 24% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Few in Blooming Grove Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Blooming Grove Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Blooming Grove 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 268 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). 0.0% of Blooming Grove Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Blooming Grove Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400, Blooming Grove Township comes 971st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 53 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 4% | A+ |
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| 84 | Campbell Township IN | 1,172 | $122K | 0.0% | 7.1% | <1% | A |
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| 124 | Long Beach IN | 1,158 | $122K | 3.8% | 2.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 969 | Van Wyck SC | 1,065 | $38K | 5.4% | 9.5% | <1% | B− |
| 970 | Middlefork Township IL | 1,295 | $79K | 4.8% | 3.1% | 2% | B− |
| 971 | Blooming Grove Township IN | 1,034 | $95K | 6.7% | 14.1% | <1% | B− |
| 972 | Conrad IA | 1,086 | $73K | 5.2% | 1.3% | 20% | B− |
| 973 | Centre Hall PA | 1,225 | $81K | 8.3% | 12.5% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Blooming Grove Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Work in the towns next to Blooming Grove Township
The biggest share goes to Brookville Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blooming Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blooming Grove Township | – | B− | D | 55 min | $95,161 |
| Fairfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 29 min | $74,034 |
| Laurel Township | under 2% | C− | C | 41 min | $72,596 |
| Brookville Township | 3% | C− | B+ | 33 min | $64,480 |
| Harmony Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairfield Township and Harmony Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blooming Grove 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 2024, 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 Blooming Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blooming Grove Township?
$95,161 (±$50,326) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blooming Grove Township?
6.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blooming Grove Township?
55 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blooming Grove Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Batesville (12%, 16 mi), Brookville (7%, 7 mi), Cincinnati (6%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Blooming Grove Township walkable?
Blooming Grove Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Blooming Grove 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 Blooming Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blooming Grove Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.