Dick Johnson Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
3% of workers work from home; Indiana has 11%. Dick Johnson Township has 78 jobs, and 474 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Dick Johnson Township are C− for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Dick Johnson Township in brief
Dick Johnson Township is a place people come home to
There are 78 jobs based in Dick Johnson Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dick Johnson Township has about 930 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Dick Johnson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 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; with 474 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Dick Johnson Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Dick Johnson Township is better than 18% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Dick Johnson Township’s grade.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Dick Johnson Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Dick Johnson Township could be anywhere from D− to B+.
Dick Johnson Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 472 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 76 people come in from elsewhere.
About 930 people are in Dick Johnson Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
About 32 minutes to work from Dick Johnson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dick Johnson Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 484 commuters (the 3% 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.
20% of working residents work in Terre Haute
Where Dick Johnson Township clocks in
20% of workers
10% 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.
In Dick Johnson Township, 37% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dick Johnson Township, 2013 → 2023: 86 → 78. 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 Dick Johnson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Dick Johnson Township, by distance
About 22% 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.
Getting around Dick Johnson Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dick Johnson Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Dick Johnson 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 497 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). 4.0% of Dick Johnson Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Dick Johnson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Dick Johnson Township ranks: 3,825th of 5,400 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 8 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 95 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 103 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,823 | Point Roberts WA | 1,288 | $78K | 14.9% | 2.4% | 32% | C− |
| 3,824 | Jonesboro IN | 1,510 | $46K | 16.3% | 7.7% | 1% | C− |
| 3,825 | Dick Johnson Township IN | 1,321 | $63K | 18.1% | 0.0% | <1% | C− |
| 3,826 | Amboy Township MI | 1,176 | $61K | 10.7% | 0.8% | 2% | C− |
| 3,827 | Knox Township OH | 1,178 | $66K | 17.4% | 0.0% | <1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Dick Johnson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door is work for 10% of Dick Johnson Township
The biggest share goes to Van Buren Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dick Johnson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Johnson Township | – | C− | D− | 32 min | $63,295 |
| Brazil Township | 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Nevins Township | under 2% | C− | D | 20 min | $66,131 |
| Van Buren Township | 5% | B | C− | 27 min | $69,536 |
| Posey Township | 3% | B | C− | 23 min | $93,664 |
| Raccoon Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Brazil Township: not graded. Raccoon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dick Johnson 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 Dick Johnson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dick Johnson Township?
$63,295 (±$47,123) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dick Johnson Township?
18.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dick Johnson Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dick Johnson Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Terre Haute (20%, 13 mi), Brazil (10%, 4 mi), Indianapolis (8%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Dick Johnson Township walkable?
Dick Johnson Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dick Johnson 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 Dick Johnson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dick Johnson 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.