Unemployment in Clay Township (1.0%) is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Clay Township is better than 87% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (D). Measured by household income, Clay Township is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns. Only 3% work in Clay Township; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (29%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Clay Township
Clay Township is a place people come home to
There are 175 jobs based in Clay Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Clay Township has about 1,500 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Clay 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 ↓
29% of Clay Township works in Indianapolis
325 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 26 miles away. That’s 10 times as many as work in Clay Township itself. The commute map ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Clay Township
Unemployment holds Clay Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 47% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clay Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of Clay Township
On a workday 1,075 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 147 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Clay Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.16 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.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Clay Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 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 1,005 commuters (the 14% 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.
Where Clay Township’s working residents head each day
Where Clay Township clocks in
29% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
Making and building: 37% of jobs based in Clay Township
175 jobs are based in Clay Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clay Township, 2013 → 2023: 145 → 175. 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 distance from Clay 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.
In Clay Township, most people drive to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 3.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,174 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). 1.2% of Clay Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Clay Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300, Clay Township ranks 491st of 5,207 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 66 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 183 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 489 | Union Township OH | 2,986 | $89K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 19% | A |
| 490 | Atkins IA | 2,203 | $112K | 5.3% | 2.5% | 1% | A |
| 491 | Clay Township IN | 2,422 | $100K | 4.5% | 1.0% | 3% | A |
| 492 | Auburn WI | 2,404 | $114K | 5.1% | 2.3% | 2% | A |
| 493 | Willard UT | 2,486 | $98K | 4.7% | 1.9% | 2% | A |
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| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
The towns around Clay Township
The biggest share goes to Liberty Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Clay Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Township | – | A | D | 31 min | $99,792 |
| Marion Township | under 2% | A | D | 34 min | $106,250 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | A− | D | 29 min | $104,500 |
| Liberty Township | 5% | A | D | 31 min | $82,171 |
| Center Township | under 2% | A | C− | 28 min | $97,017 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$99,792 (±$19,804) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clay Township?
4.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clay Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clay Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (29%, 26 mi), Plainfield (10%, 13 mi), Danville (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clay Township walkable?
Clay Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Clay Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% 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.