Photo: Nyttend · Public domainDallas Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For jobs and income Dallas Township is better than 66% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (D). Dallas Township has 118 jobs for 980 working residents. Home is the office for 1% of workers (Indiana 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Dallas Township: the figures worth knowing
Dallas Township is a place people come home to
There are 118 jobs based in Dallas Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dallas Township has about 1,200 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Dallas Township and Huntington trade workers both ways
Huntington is the top workplace for Dallas Township residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Dallas Township come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Dallas Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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; with 980 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Dallas Township earns its Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Dallas Township’s grade up (5.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Dallas Township could be anywhere from C to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of Dallas Township
On a workday 965 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 103 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Dallas Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
28% of working residents work in Huntington
Where Dallas Township clocks in
28% 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.
Getting to work from Dallas Township takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dallas Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 970 commuters (the 1% 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.
Most jobs in Dallas Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dallas Township, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 118. 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 Dallas Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Dallas Township, by distance
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.
For most of Dallas Township, work means a drive
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 982 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). 0.2% of Dallas Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Dallas Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Dallas Township is 1,464th among 5,793 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 116 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 179 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,462 | Arial SC | 1,919 | $54K | 7.9% | 0.0% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,463 | Pine Knoll Shores NC | 1,423 | $109K | 3.5% | 3.8% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,464 | Dallas Township IN | 2,060 | $78K | 5.0% | 3.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,465 | Charleston Township MI | 1,895 | $82K | 8.6% | 7.3% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,466 | Hopewell Township OH | 1,435 | $96K | 7.7% | 7.2% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | 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 Dallas Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
How Dallas Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Huntington Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dallas Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Township | – | B+ | D | 22 min | $77,727 |
| Huntington Township | 2% | C+ | B+ | 20 min | $59,619 |
| Lagro Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 26 min | $82,394 |
| Polk Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Warren Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Polk Township and Warren Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dallas 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 Dallas Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dallas Township?
$77,727 (±$30,526) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dallas Township?
5.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dallas Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dallas Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntington (28%, 5 mi), Fort Wayne (15%, 28 mi), Wabash (4%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dallas Township walkable?
Dallas Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dallas 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 Dallas Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dallas 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.