County Line Bridge · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAlmost no one in Blue River Township’s labor force is looking for work
Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income Blue River Township is better than 81% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−). Hardly any work in Blue River Township itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (36%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Blue River Township, in brief
Blue River Township is a place people come home to
There are 96 jobs based in Blue River Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Blue River Township has about 850 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
36% of Blue River Township works in Indianapolis
260 working residents, 36%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 25 miles away. That’s 36 times as many as work in Blue River Township itself. The commute map ↓
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 720 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Blue River Township earns its Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Blue River Township’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (11.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Blue River Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
A workday in Blue River Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 714 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 90 people come in from elsewhere.
About 850 people are in Blue River Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.13 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Blue River Township’s residents
Where Blue River Township clocks in
36% of workers
17% of workers
4% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 64% of the jobs in Blue River Township
96 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: 95 → 96. 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.
How long Blue River Township spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 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 876 commuters (the 14% 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 it is 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.
Getting around Blue River Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Blue River Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. 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 1,020 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 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.
Blue River Township is 601st of 6,308 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 9 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 112 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 123 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 599 | Ship Bottom NJ | 1,126 | $109K | 3.7% | 2.3% | 9% | A− |
| 600 | Charlestown MD | 1,553 | $122K | 8.5% | 4.3% | 1% | A− |
| 601 | Blue River Township IN | 1,470 | $104K | 11.5% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 602 | Newark WI | 1,516 | $96K | 4.5% | 4.1% | 2% | A− |
| 603 | Mitchell IL | 1,092 | $60K | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0% | A− |
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| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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.
Around Blue River Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Jackson Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blue River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue River Township | – | A− | D− | 27 min | $104,293 |
| Hanover Township | under 2% | B | B− | 28 min | $80,739 |
| Ripley Township | under 2% | C | C | 37 min | $65,917 |
| Brandywine Township | under 2% | A | D− | 29 min | $127,171 |
| Jackson Township | 2% | B | D− | 27 min | $95,000 |
| Center Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 26 min | $78,859 |
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?
$104,293 (±$37,932) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blue River Township?
11.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Blue River Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Blue River Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (36%, 25 mi), Greenfield (17%, 6 mi), Carmel (4%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Blue River Township walkable?
Blue River Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Blue River 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 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.