Furnas Mill Bridge · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAt 7.5%, unemployment in Blue River Township is higher than in 86% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Blue River Township are C+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. About one in seven work in Blue River Township; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (23%, 28 miles). At 24 minutes each way, commutes from Blue River Township run about the Indiana average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Blue River Township: the gist
Blue River Township trades workers with the towns around it
Blue River Township has about as many jobs (1,799) as working residents (2,094), but they are mostly different people: 1,788 residents leave for work each day while 1,493 people come in. Only 17% of the jobs in Blue River Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Blue River Township makes and builds things
57% of the jobs based in Blue River Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Blue River Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 28%. The jobs ↓
Blue River Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Blue River Township is Indianapolis, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 23% of working residents (486) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Blue River Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Blue River Township is better than 35% of U.S. towns, #445 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Blue River Township’s grade up (ahead of 71% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Blue River Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Who works in Blue River Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,788 residents head out to work, 306 work right here, and 1,493 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods, not services: 57% of the jobs in Blue River Township
1,799 jobs are based in Blue River Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blue River Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,683 → 1,799. 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 Blue River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Blue River Township
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.
Where Blue River Township goes to work
Where Blue River Township clocks in
23% of workers
16% of workers
12% 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.
The trip to work from Blue River Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Blue River Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,269 commuters (the 10% 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.
For most of Blue River Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Blue River Township is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #95 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Blue River 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 2,528 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). 4.0% of Blue River Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Blue River Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,519th of 3,692: where Blue River Township ranks among U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 91 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 92 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 136 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,517 | Port Vue PA | 3,519 | $58K | 10.1% | 11.1% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,518 | Steelton PA | 6,328 | $58K | 19.6% | 5.3% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,519 | Blue River Township IN | 4,948 | $62K | 11.1% | 7.5% | 15% | C+ |
| 2,520 | Warren MA | 5,122 | $66K | 9.0% | 7.4% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,521 | Creve Coeur IL | 4,816 | $48K | 17.7% | 4.0% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,692 | 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 Blue River Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns around Blue River Township
The biggest share goes to German Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blue River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue River Township | – | C+ | B+ | 24 min | $62,436 |
| Nineveh Township | under 1% | A− | D | 31 min | $91,477 |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | B | D | 25 min | $84,643 |
| Needham Township | under 1% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $92,171 |
| German Township | 5% | B− | C | 22 min | $74,608 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blue River 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 Blue River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Blue River Township?
$62,436 (±$10,619) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blue River Township?
11.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blue River Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blue River Township work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (23%, 28 mi), Edinburgh (16%, 4 mi), Franklin (12%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Blue River Township walkable?
Blue River Township is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Blue River Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Blue River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blue River 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.