Photo: Tom Britt · CC BY 2.0Clay Township has higher household incomes than 94% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Clay Township are A+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. 3.9% of residents are in poverty (Indiana 12.3%). Working from home is the commute for 28% of workers, where Indiana as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Clay Township, in brief
Much of Clay Township works one town over
76% of working residents work in a town that borders Clay Township: Indianapolis (47%), Carmel (23%) and Fishers (3%). Next door ↓
Home offices are common in Clay Township
28% of Clay Township workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Time on the road ↓
Clay Township is where the jobs are
Clay Township has 75,738 jobs, 1.6 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Clay Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Clay Township went from 56,072 in 2013 to 75,738 in 2023, +35%. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Clay Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Clay Township is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #12 of 593 in Indiana. Household income is its strongest input ($142,449, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clay Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
From Clay Township, about 25 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 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 38,603 commuters (the 28% 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.
A workday in Clay Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 37,165 residents head out to work, 10,845 work right here, and 64,893 people come in from elsewhere.
About 133,000 people are in Clay Township on a workday afternoon, 26% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
68% of the jobs in Clay Township pay over $3,333 a month
75,738 jobs are based in Clay Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clay Township, 2013 → 2023: 56,072 → 75,738. 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.
Where Clay Township’s workforce comes from
Where Clay Township clocks in
47% of workers
23% of workers
3% 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.
How far Clay Township goes 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.
The commute in Clay Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Clay Township is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns, #167 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 53,279 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). 2.5% 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.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Clay Township is 7th of 413 U.S. towns of 73,000 to 142,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| 4 | Fall Creek Township IN | 75,188 | $146K | 3.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A+ |
| 5 | Ellicott City MD | 75,257 | $157K | 3.7% | 3.0% | 8% | A+ |
| 6 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 7 | Clay Township IN | 104,932 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 8 | Franklin TN | 90,226 | $120K | 4.6% | 2.2% | 31% | A+ |
| 9 | Flower Mound TX | 79,540 | $161K | 4.3% | 3.4% | 10% | A+ |
| 10 | Fishers IN | 104,812 | $130K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 14% | A+ |
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| 36 | Noblesville IN | 76,111 | $104K | 5.3% | 2.9% | 15% | A |
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| 413 | Flint MI | 79,306 | $38K | 34.1% | 14.8% | 20% | 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.
76% of Clay Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Indianapolis (47%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Township | – | A+ | B | 25 min | $142,449 |
| Carmel | 23% | A+ | B | 25 min | $141,505 |
| Delaware Township | under 1% | A | B | 24 min | $102,471 |
| Fishers | 3% | A+ | B− | 27 min | $130,203 |
| Zionsville | 1% | A+ | C+ | 23 min | $172,024 |
| Westfield Washington Township | under 1% | A | B− | 25 min | $120,664 |
| Washington Township | under 1% | B+ | A− | 23 min | $77,416 |
| Indianapolis | 47% | B− | A− | 25 min | $66,307 |
| Noblesville | 2% | A | C+ | 27 min | $104,047 |
| Noblesville Township | under 1% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Noblesville Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$142,449 (±$6,791) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clay Township?
3.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clay Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clay Township work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (47%, 13 mi), Carmel (23%, 0 mi), Fishers (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clay Township walkable?
Clay Township is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clay Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% 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.