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Jobs & commute in Campbell Township

Campbell Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

There are 87 jobs in Campbell Township; 493 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Campbell Township are D for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Campbell Township and work: the main findings

Campbell Township is a place people come home to

There are 87 jobs based in Campbell Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Campbell Township has about 710 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Campbell Township and North Vernon trade workers both ways

North Vernon is the top workplace for Campbell Township residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Campbell Township come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓

Campbell Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓

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 493 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

Jobs & income grade

The four measures behind Campbell Township’s grade

On income, poverty and job access, Campbell Township is better than 12% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Campbell Township’s grade up ($72,261, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (22.9%, U.S. 12.5%).

Household income $72,261 (±$22,438) · IN $71,957 · U.S. $80,734Higher than 45% of U.S. towns
Poverty 22.9% · IN 12.3% · U.S. 12.5%Lower than 10% of U.S. towns
Job access by car EPA, jobs within a 45-minute driveMore than 11% of U.S. towns

Unemployment (2.6%) is left out: Campbell Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.

D−B−

A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Campbell Township could be anywhere from D− to B−.

How TownRatings grades jobs & income →

★ What stands out · Day and night

Who leaves Campbell Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 489 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.

489live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
83work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night1,100
Workday710
1,100live here− 490head out to work+ 83come in to work= 710on a workday

About 710 people are in Campbell Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.18jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

24% of working residents work in North Vernon

Vernon: 6 residents work here (1%)North Vernon: 118 residents work here (24%)Madison: 15 residents work here (3%)Greensburg: 14 residents work here (3%)Seymour: 42 residents work here (9%)Franklin: 6 residents work here (1%)New AlbanyColumbus: 55 residents work here (11%)Columbia TownshipMontgomery TownshipCenter TownshipCampbell TownshipGeneva TownshipVernon Township: 7 residents work here (1%)Bigger TownshipSand Creek TownshipHamilton Township: 9 residents work here (2%)Shelby TownshipIndianapolis: 25 residents work here (5%)North VernonColumbusSeymourIndianapolisMadisonGreensburgCampbell Township
1
North Vernon7.5 mi away
24%118
2
Columbus25.8 mi away
11%55
3
Seymour22.1 mi away
9%42
4
Indianapolis61.9 mi away
5%25
5
Madison19.9 mi away
3%15
6
Greensburg21.7 mi away
3%14
7
Hamilton Township26.6 mi away
2%9
8
Vernon Township7.8 mi away
1%7
9
Vernon7.2 mi away
1%6
10
Franklin43.5 mi away
1%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%196
The top trips

Where Campbell Township clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

About 33 minutes to work from Campbell Township

A year of commuting
251 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Campbell Township33 min
Indiana24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Campbell Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Campbell Township gets to work
94%Drive alone
6%Carpool

Share of the 518 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.

The jobs

32% of the jobs in Campbell Township make or build things

Jobs based in Campbell TownshipJobs Campbell Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms32%36%
Trade, transport & utilities1%16%
Services: health, schools, offices67%47%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less11%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month40%29%
Over $3,333 a month48%55%

Who does it

29 or younger21%24%
30 to 5453%45%
55 and older26%31%
−16%

Jobs based in Campbell Township, 2013 → 2023: 104 → 87. 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 Campbell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Where in the region Campbell Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miNorth Vernon: 24% · 7.5 miColumbus: 11% · 25.8 miSeymour: 9% · 22.1 miIndianapolis: 5% · 61.9 miMadison: 3% · 19.9 miGreensburg: 3% · 21.7 miHamilton Township: 2% · 26.6 miVernon Township: 1% · 7.8 miVernon: 1% · 7.2 miFranklin: 1% · 43.5 miNorth Vernon 24%Columbus 11%Seymour 9%Indianapolis 5%Madison 3%Campbell Township
Campbell TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
30%Under 10 mi147 residents
31%10–24 mi150 residents
13%25–50 mi62 residents
27%Over 50 mi130 residents

About 27% 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 · Walkability grade

Getting around Campbell Township: mostly by car

On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Campbell Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Campbell Township near the same point nationally.

EPA walkability index 3.3 of 20 · typical IN town 5.6 · U.S. 6.9Higher than 4% of U.S. towns
Walk, bike or transit 0.0% of commuters · IN 3.3% · U.S. 7.1%Higher than 7% of U.S. towns
D−D−

A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 518 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). 2.8% of Campbell Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Campbell Township’s commuters take a bus or train.

Towns its size

For jobs and income, Campbell Township is 2,945th of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500

#TownPeopleHousehold incomePovertyUnemploymentWork in townGrade
1Somerset MD1,151$250K1.9%2.3%<1%A+
2Bellerose NY1,169$232K1.6%6.1%1%A+
3Baxter Estates NY1,014$154K1.0%3.1%1%A+
…
69Ogden Dunes IN1,163$117K3.9%2.6%5%A+
…
108Campbell Township IN1,172$122K0.0%7.1%1%A
…
138Greenville IN1,452$135K5.6%4.1%1%A
…
2,943Nellieburg MS1,197$61K34.7%3.7%1%D
2,944Princeton WI1,249$54K16.8%5.5%5%D
2,945Campbell Township IN1,119$72K22.9%2.6%1%D
2,946Koylton Township MI1,471$65K15.0%8.2%6%D
2,947Franklin Township OH1,432$41K11.9%5.4%0%D
…
3,771Oglala SD1,071$21K68.8%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 Campbell Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.

Next door

The towns around Campbell Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Center Township21 min
Columbia Township25 min
Shelby Township29 min
Sand Creek Township31 min
Bigger Township32 min
Campbell Township33 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownCampbell Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Campbell Township–DD−33 min$72,261
Bigger Townshipunder 2%——32 min—
Columbia Townshipunder 2%——25 min—
Sand Creek Townshipunder 2%——31 min—
Center Townshipunder 2%C−B−21 min$51,165
Shelby Townshipunder 2%——29 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Bigger Township and Sand Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Columbia Township and Shelby Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Campbell Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Campbell Township: questions

What is the median household income in Campbell Township?

$72,261 (±$22,438) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Campbell Township?

22.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Campbell Township?

33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Campbell Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are North Vernon (24%, 8 mi), Columbus (11%, 26 mi), Seymour (9%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Is Campbell Township walkable?

Campbell Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.

Can you get around Campbell Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Campbell Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Campbell Township

Campbell Township home →

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.