Coolspring Township’s household incomes are lower than in 71% of U.S. towns
Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average, where Indiana has 24 and the U.S. 26. 17.0% of residents live below the poverty line, against 12.3% across Indiana. The two grades for Coolspring Township are C+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Coolspring Township: the gist
Coolspring Township trades workers with the towns around it
Coolspring Township has about as many jobs (6,964) as working residents (6,227), but they are mostly different people: 5,402 residents leave for work each day while 6,139 people come in. Only 12% of the jobs in Coolspring Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Coolspring Township and Michigan City trade workers both ways
Michigan City is the top workplace for Coolspring Township residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Coolspring Township come from (24% of its jobs). 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.
Income, poverty and work: Coolspring Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Coolspring Township is better than 40% of U.S. towns, #406 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Coolspring Township’s grade up (ahead of 68% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (17.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Coolspring Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
The daily flow of workers through Coolspring Township
On a workday 5,402 residents head out to work, 825 work right here, and 6,139 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.12 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
29% of working residents work in Michigan City
Where Coolspring Township clocks in
9% of workers
4% 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.
Inside Coolspring Township’s 6,964 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coolspring Township, 2013 → 2023: 6,699 → 6,964. 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 Coolspring Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Coolspring Township’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Coolspring Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,415 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.
How far Coolspring Township’s workers travel
About 15% 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.
Most of Coolspring Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Coolspring Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns, #370 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% 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 6,928 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.0% of Coolspring Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Coolspring Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,507th of 2,109: where Coolspring Township ranks among U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 46 | Whitestown IN | 15,767 | $124K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 6% | A+ |
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| 81 | McCordsville IN | 13,094 | $111K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
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| 93 | Brown Township IN | 15,523 | $140K | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
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| 1,505 | Destrehan LA | 11,619 | $91K | 17.3% | 12.0% | 5% | C+ |
| 1,506 | Leon Valley TX | 11,563 | $59K | 12.9% | 7.1% | 6% | C+ |
| 1,507 | Coolspring Township IN | 15,408 | $62K | 17.0% | 4.0% | 13% | C+ |
| 1,508 | Ypsilanti MI | 19,766 | $47K | 24.8% | 8.5% | 7% | C+ |
| 1,509 | Kingsbury NY | 12,829 | $72K | 11.4% | 5.1% | 9% | C+ |
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| 2,109 | 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 Coolspring Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Bordering towns draw 29% of Coolspring Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coolspring Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolspring Township | – | C+ | C+ | 22 min | $61,875 |
| Michigan Township | under 3% | C− | A− | 23 min | $58,356 |
| Center Township | under 3% | B− | B | 22 min | $68,142 |
| New Durham Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 22 min | $89,107 |
| Michigan City | 29% | C− | B+ | 21 min | $53,089 |
| Pine Township | under 3% | B− | C | 35 min | $75,274 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Michigan City. Darker towns draw more of Coolspring 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 Coolspring Township: questions
What is the median household income in Coolspring Township?
$61,875 (±$7,262) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coolspring Township?
17.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coolspring Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Coolspring Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Michigan City (29%, 4 mi), La Porte (9%, 9 mi), Valparaiso (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Coolspring Township walkable?
Coolspring Township is more walkable than 35% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Coolspring Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Coolspring Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coolspring 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.