Clay Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
For jobs and income Clay Township is better than 37% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (C+). There are 443 jobs in Clay Township for 1,321 working residents. 2% of workers have no commute at all (Indiana 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Clay Township at work: what stands out
Clay Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Clay Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Clay Township empties out on a workday
About 2,000 people are in Clay Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 2,900 who live here: 1,200 head out to work and 350 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Clay Township: the grade in detail
Unemployment holds Clay Township’s grade up (2.3%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 16% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clay Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Clay Township’s commute takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Clay Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,288 commuters (the 2% 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 many people are in Clay Township by day
On a workday 1,228 residents head out to work, 93 work right here, and 350 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Clay Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
11% of working residents work in Lawrenceburg
Where Clay Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Clay Township: what the 443 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clay Township, 2013 → 2023: 453 → 443. 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 Clay Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Clay Township, by distance
About 21% 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.
Few in Clay Township walk, bike or ride to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 6.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,311 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). 3.1% of Clay Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Clay Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,008th of 4,882: where Clay Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900
| # | 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+ |
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| 76 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 129 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 198 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,006 | West Nottingham Township PA | 2,864 | $77K | 9.5% | 6.2% | 6% | C+ |
| 3,007 | Anahuac TX | 2,023 | $78K | 17.6% | 4.5% | 7% | C+ |
| 3,008 | Clay Township IN | 2,881 | $63K | 13.0% | 2.3% | 7% | C+ |
| 3,009 | Towanda Township KS | 2,574 | $68K | 10.0% | 8.2% | 5% | C+ |
| 3,010 | Crooked Lake Park FL | 2,641 | $60K | 34.4% | 0.9% | <1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Clay Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Clay Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Township | – | C+ | C+ | 35 min | $63,295 |
| Sparta Township | under 3% | C | C− | 37 min | $65,000 |
| Caesar Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Union Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Pike Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Washington Township | 2% | B+ | C | 34 min | $101,058 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | B | C | 30 min | $93,003 |
| Brown Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 24 min | $105,208 |
Same-state neighbors only. Caesar Creek Township, Union Township and Pike Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Washington Township. Darker towns draw more of Clay 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 Clay Township: questions
What is the median household income in Clay Township?
$63,295 (±$18,378) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clay Township?
13.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clay Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clay Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lawrenceburg (11%, 12 mi), Cincinnati (6%, 31 mi), Dillsboro (5%, 0 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clay Township walkable?
Clay Township is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clay 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 Clay Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Clay 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.