Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Delaware Township works elsewhere
About one in ten work in Delaware Township itself; outside it, Muncie draws the most (31%, 8 miles). Delaware Township has 666 jobs; 1,345 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Delaware 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
Work in Delaware Township, in a few figures
Delaware Township and Muncie trade workers both ways
Muncie is the top workplace for Delaware Township residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Delaware Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Delaware Township
55% of Delaware Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 29% of the jobs based in Delaware Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Delaware 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 ↓
Many jobs in Delaware Township pay little
27% of the jobs based in Delaware Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 36% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Delaware Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Delaware Township is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #281 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Delaware Township’s grade up (2.7%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 38% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Delaware Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
The places Delaware Township commutes to
Where Delaware Township clocks in
31% of workers
11% 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.
Jobs in Delaware Township: what the 666 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Delaware Township, 2013 → 2023: 787 → 666. 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 Delaware Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Delaware Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,572 commuters (the 8% 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.
Delaware Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,232 residents head out to work, 113 work right here, and 553 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Delaware Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Miles to work from Delaware Township
About 26% 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.
Driving is how Delaware Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Delaware Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #400 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Delaware 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 1,718 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). 1.8% of Delaware Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Delaware Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Delaware Township is 1,879th of 4,221 U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,700 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 83 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 97 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 135 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,877 | Hopewell TN | 2,634 | $88K | 18.7% | 3.3% | 1% | B |
| 1,878 | Walthourville GA | 4,003 | $74K | 10.4% | 1.7% | 1% | B |
| 1,879 | Delaware Township IN | 3,500 | $74K | 9.3% | 2.7% | 8% | B |
| 1,880 | Jefferson Township MI | 2,581 | $72K | 14.2% | 1.9% | 1% | B |
| 1,881 | Monticello LA | 3,999 | $70K | 11.6% | 4.5% | <1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,221 | 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 Delaware Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
How Delaware Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hamilton Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Delaware Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township | – | B | C | 29 min | $74,032 |
| Niles Township | under 2% | B | D− | 25 min | $65,750 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | B− | D | 26 min | $74,457 |
| Green Township | under 2% | C | B− | 34 min | $86,719 |
| Hamilton Township | 4% | B+ | D− | 21 min | $74,274 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Delaware 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 Delaware Township: questions
What is the median household income in Delaware Township?
$74,032 (±$10,483) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Delaware Township?
9.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Delaware Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Delaware Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Muncie (31%, 8 mi), Indianapolis (11%, 57 mi), Albany (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Delaware Township walkable?
Delaware Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Delaware Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Delaware Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Delaware 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.