Photo: Stickman42 · CC BY-SA 4.0Fewer people are out of work in Cicero Township (2.2%) than in 82% of U.S. towns
Cicero Township grades B for jobs and income and B for walkability. About one in four stay in Cicero Township for work; outside it, Tipton is the main destination (22%, 1 miles). The average commute takes 26 minutes each way; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Cicero Township
Cicero Township trades workers with the towns around it
Cicero Township has about as many jobs (3,165) as working residents (3,214), but they are mostly different people: 2,419 residents leave for work each day while 2,370 people come in. Only 25% of the jobs in Cicero Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Cicero Township and Tipton trade workers both ways
Tipton is the top workplace for Cicero Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Cicero Township come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Cicero Township makes and builds things
42% of the jobs based in Cicero Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Cicero Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
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.
Inside Cicero Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cicero Township is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #282 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Cicero Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (13.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cicero Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
Cicero Township by day and by night
On a workday 2,419 residents head out to work, 795 work right here, and 2,370 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 (0.98 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Cicero Township: the destinations
Where Cicero Township clocks in
22% of workers
13% 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.
Goods jobs make up 42% of work in Cicero Township
3,165 jobs are based in Cicero Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cicero Township, 2014 → 2024: 3,418 → 3,165. 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 Cicero Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Cicero Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cicero Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,243 commuters (the 11% 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 Cicero Township’s workers travel
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.
Most trips from Cicero Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cicero Township is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns, #166 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 6.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,647 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). 2.6% of Cicero Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Cicero Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,049 U.S. towns of 5,600 to 10,900, Cicero Township comes 1,606th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 80 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 125 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 164 | Miller Township IN | 10,161 | $113K | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
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| 1,604 | Silver Lakes CA | 6,977 | $116K | 4.9% | 5.2% | 4% | B |
| 1,605 | Brockport NY | 7,736 | $70K | 16.1% | 2.7% | 11% | B |
| 1,606 | Cicero Township IN | 8,043 | $67K | 13.0% | 2.2% | 25% | B |
| 1,607 | High Springs FL | 6,762 | $94K | 13.5% | 2.9% | 6% | B |
| 1,608 | Orrville OH | 8,461 | $73K | 15.2% | 3.0% | 25% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,049 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Cicero Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
How Cicero Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cicero Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cicero Township | – | B | B | 26 min | $66,821 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | C | D− | 36 min | $85,329 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 28 min | $80,417 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $93,813 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cicero 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 Cicero Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cicero Township?
$66,821 (±$14,176) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cicero Township?
13.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cicero Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cicero Township work?
25% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tipton (22%, 1 mi), Indianapolis (13%, 35 mi), Kokomo (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Cicero Township walkable?
Cicero Township is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cicero Township without a car?
<1% 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 Cicero Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cicero 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.