Landers, Franklin-Black and Adams Farm · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Clay Township works elsewhere
There are 199 jobs in Clay Township, and 1,984 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Clay Township is better than 58% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (D). Only 1% work in Clay Township; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (42%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Clay Township apart on work
Clay Township is a place people come home to
There are 199 jobs based in Clay Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Clay Township has about 2,600 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
42% of Clay Township works in Indianapolis
828 working residents, 42%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 22 miles away. That’s 42 times as many as work in Clay Township itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Clay Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Clay Township fell from 307 in 2013 to 199 in 2023, −35%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Clay Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Inside Clay Township’s Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Clay Township’s grade up (5.6%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (7.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Clay Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Clay Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,956 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 171 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Clay Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
The places Clay Township commutes to
Where Clay Township clocks in
42% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 34% of the jobs in Clay Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Clay Township, 2013 → 2023: 307 → 199. 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 daily trip from Clay Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 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 1,958 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.
Half of Clay Township commutes less than 19 miles
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.
Driving is how Clay Township gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,189 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). 2.7% 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.
How Clay Township ranks: 1,822nd of 4,136 U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 91 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 100 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 133 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 1,820 | Daytona Beach Shores FL | 5,187 | $74K | 5.7% | 5.1% | 6% | B |
| 1,821 | Yellow Springs OH | 3,730 | $86K | 8.4% | 6.0% | 21% | B |
| 1,822 | Clay Township IN | 4,348 | $82K | 5.6% | 7.6% | 1% | B |
| 1,823 | Milford ME | 3,117 | $85K | 5.3% | 4.0% | 4% | B |
| 1,824 | Delmar MD | 4,896 | $85K | 10.0% | 4.1% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,136 | 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 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 | – | B | D | 29 min | $81,944 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B− | B | 31 min | $70,513 |
| Green Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 30 min | $116,474 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | B | B− | 28 min | $70,421 |
| Madison Township | 1% | A | D | 29 min | $96,058 |
| Foxcliff Estates | under 2% | A+ | D | 30 min | $142,070 |
| Gregg Township | under 2% | C | D | 35 min | $67,528 |
| Brooklyn | under 2% | C+ | C− | 30 min | $58,176 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B | D− | 28 min | $101,587 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Madison 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?
$81,944 (±$11,328) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Clay Township?
5.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Clay Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Clay Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (42%, 22 mi), Mooresville (8%, 6 mi), Plainfield (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Clay Township walkable?
Clay Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 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 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.