Photo: Nyttend · Public domainEtna-Troy Township has lower unemployment (1.0%) than 94% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 78% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Etna-Troy Township C+; getting around on foot earns it D. Hardly any stay in Etna-Troy Township for work; outside it, Fort Wayne is the main destination (28%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Etna-Troy Township, in a few figures
Etna-Troy Township is a place people come home to
There are 69 jobs based in Etna-Troy Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Etna-Troy Township has about 1,200 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
28% of Etna-Troy Township works in Fort Wayne
228 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Fort Wayne, 26 miles away. That’s 28 times as many as work in Etna-Troy Township itself. 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; with 801 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Etna-Troy Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Etna-Troy Township is better than 41% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Etna-Troy Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($57,163, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Etna-Troy Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Etna-Troy Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 794 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Etna-Troy Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.09 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Etna-Troy Township to work: where people go
Where Etna-Troy Township clocks in
11% 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.
Making and building: 36% of jobs based in Etna-Troy Township
69 jobs are based in Etna-Troy Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Etna-Troy Township, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 69. 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 Etna-Troy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Etna-Troy Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Etna-Troy Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 935 commuters (the 9% 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 Etna-Troy 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.
Etna-Troy Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Etna-Troy Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 2.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,029 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). 0.0% of Etna-Troy Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Etna-Troy Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Etna-Troy Township next to U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600: 2,892nd of 5,921 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 177 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 2,890 | Fort Benton MT | 1,416 | $67K | 3.0% | 0.0% | 44% | C+ |
| 2,891 | Lowe Township IL | 1,754 | $85K | 12.6% | 3.7% | 11% | C+ |
| 2,892 | Etna-Troy Township IN | 1,904 | $57K | 16.8% | 1.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,893 | Victory NY | 1,688 | $71K | 6.3% | 9.2% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,894 | Farmington WI | 2,122 | $71K | 9.9% | 3.1% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Etna-Troy Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns around Etna-Troy Township
The biggest share goes to Thorncreek Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Etna-Troy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etna-Troy Township | – | C+ | D | 25 min | $57,163 |
| Richland Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 23 min | $72,950 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C− | C | 29 min | $64,266 |
| Noble Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 35 min | $73,487 |
| Thorncreek Township | 2% | A | C− | 24 min | $112,548 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 21 min | $69,410 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Etna-Troy 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 Etna-Troy Township: questions
What is the median household income in Etna-Troy Township?
$57,163 (±$17,216) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Etna-Troy Township?
16.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Etna-Troy Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Etna-Troy Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (28%, 26 mi), Columbia City (11%, 8 mi), Union Township (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Etna-Troy Township walkable?
Etna-Troy Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 2.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Etna-Troy Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Etna-Troy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Etna-Troy 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.