Cleveland Township has 2.7 jobs for every working resident: 14,737 people commute in to work
About one in ten stay in Cleveland Township for work; outside it, Elkhart is the main destination (36%, 4 miles). 15,327 jobs are based in Cleveland Township; 5,711 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Cleveland Township B+; getting around on foot earns it C.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Cleveland Township apart
Cleveland Township makes and builds things
65% of the jobs based in Cleveland Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Cleveland Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 39%. The jobs ↓
Cleveland Township is where the jobs are
Cleveland Township has 15,327 jobs, 2.7 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 23,000 people are in town, 73% more than the 13,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
36% of Cleveland Township works in Elkhart
2,052 working residents, 36%, have their main job in Elkhart, 3.9 miles away. That’s 4 times as many as work in Cleveland Township itself. The commute map ↓
Most Cleveland Township residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Cleveland Township draws workers from far and wide
The 15,327 jobs in Cleveland Township are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 38%; the other 58% come from many towns beyond those. 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.
Jobs & income in Cleveland Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cleveland Township is better than 65% of U.S. towns, #196 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Cleveland Township’s grade up (ahead of 73% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cleveland Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
In Cleveland Township, 65% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cleveland Township, 2013 → 2023: 13,857 → 15,327. 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 Cleveland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Cleveland Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 5,121 residents head out to work and 590 work right here.
About 23,000 people are in Cleveland Township on a workday afternoon, 73% more 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.
Where Cleveland Township’s workers come from
Where Cleveland Township clocks in
36% of workers
9% 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.
How far Cleveland Township’s workers travel
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 daily trip from Cleveland Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cleveland Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,200 commuters (the 7% 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.
Getting around Cleveland Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cleveland Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #402 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Cleveland 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 6,653 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). 3.8% of Cleveland Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cleveland Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Cleveland Township is 1,181st of 2,526 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
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| 62 | Whitestown IN | 15,767 | $124K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 6% | A+ |
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| 104 | McCordsville IN | 13,094 | $111K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
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| 114 | Brown Township IN | 15,523 | $140K | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
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| 1,179 | River Grove IL | 10,409 | $70K | 6.2% | 5.9% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,180 | Clinton TN | 10,466 | $69K | 12.7% | 1.4% | 21% | B+ |
| 1,181 | Cleveland Township IN | 13,130 | $84K | 12.0% | 3.2% | 10% | B+ |
| 1,182 | Dudley MA | 11,972 | $85K | 6.4% | 4.9% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,183 | Schoolcraft Township MI | 9,316 | $81K | 8.5% | 3.1% | 9% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Cleveland Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Cleveland Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Penn Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cleveland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Township | – | B+ | C | 25 min | $84,375 |
| Baugo Township | 2% | B+ | C− | 24 min | $80,960 |
| Osolo Township | under 2% | B− | B− | 20 min | $61,379 |
| Penn Township | 3% | C+ | B | 21 min | $65,544 |
| Concord Township | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 19 min | $55,206 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cleveland 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 Cleveland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cleveland Township?
$84,375 (±$17,219) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cleveland Township?
12.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cleveland Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cleveland Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elkhart (36%, 4 mi), Mishawaka (9%, 8 mi), South Bend (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cleveland Township walkable?
Cleveland Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cleveland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cleveland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cleveland 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.