Households in Clark Township earn more than those in 93% of U.S. towns
Clark Township grades A+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Below the poverty line: 5.2% of residents; Indiana has 12.3%. Hardly any work in Clark Township itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (44%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Clark Township, in brief
Much of Clark Township works one town over
59% of working residents work in a town that borders Clark Township: Indianapolis (44%) and Greenwood (15%). Next door ↓
Clark Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Clark Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Clark Township went from 304 in 2013 to 426 in 2023, +40%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Clark Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clark Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #1 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clark Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The trip to work from Clark Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clark Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,177 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.
The 426 jobs based in Clark Township
426 jobs are based in Clark Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clark Township, 2013 → 2023: 304 → 426. 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 Clark Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Clark Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,318 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 421 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Clark Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.32 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.
Commuting out of Clark Township: the destinations
Where Clark Township clocks in
44% of workers
15% 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.
The distance from Clark Township to work
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.
Most trips from Clark Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clark Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns, #587 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Clark 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 1,324 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). 0.0% of Clark Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Clark Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Clark Township is 76th of 4,771 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 74 | Manchaca TX | 2,171 | $155K | 0.9% | 2.9% | 1% | A+ |
| 75 | Windermere FL | 3,344 | $178K | 1.3% | 2.5% | 2% | A+ |
| 76 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| 77 | Ohio Township KS | 2,219 | $158K | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4% | A+ |
| 78 | Guilford Township OH | 3,158 | $112K | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 91 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 126 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 195 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | 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 Clark Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
59% of Clark Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clark Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Township | – | A+ | D− | 31 min | $138,234 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 25 min | $84,437 |
| Needham Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $92,171 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | A− | C | 26 min | $97,383 |
| Indianapolis | 44% | B− | A− | 25 min | $66,307 |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 31 min | $69,857 |
| Moral Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 25 min | $97,759 |
| Greenwood | 15% | A− | B | 25 min | $83,608 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Indianapolis. Darker towns draw more of Clark 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 Clark Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clark Township?
$138,234 (±$53,410) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clark Township?
5.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clark Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clark Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (44%, 15 mi), Greenwood (15%, 6 mi), Columbus (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clark Township walkable?
Clark Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clark Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Clark Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clark 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.