Households in Fall Creek Township earn more than those in 94% of U.S. towns
26% of workers work from home; Indiana has 11%. Poverty touches 3.2% of residents, next to 12.3% for Indiana as a whole. For jobs and income Fall Creek Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (B−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Fall Creek Township apart on work
Much of Fall Creek Township works one town over
65% of working residents work in a town that borders Fall Creek Township: Indianapolis (46%), Fishers (14%) and Noblesville (5%). Next door ↓
Fall Creek Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Fall Creek Township went from 7,945 in 2013 to 15,502 in 2023, +95%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Fall Creek Township works from home
26% of Fall Creek Township workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Fall Creek Township
71% of Fall Creek Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Fall Creek Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 91% leave town for their job. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Fall Creek Township’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($146,226, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fall Creek Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Jobs in Fall Creek Township: what the 15,502 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fall Creek Township, 2013 → 2023: 7,945 → 15,502. 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 Fall Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Fall Creek Township takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fall Creek Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27,656 commuters (the 26% 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 a workday changes Fall Creek Township
On a workday 31,579 residents head out to work, 2,955 work right here, and 12,547 people come in from elsewhere.
About 56,000 people are in Fall Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.45 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.
46% of working residents work in Indianapolis
Where Fall Creek Township clocks in
46% of workers
14% of workers
9% 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.
Half of Fall Creek Township commutes less than 13 miles
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.
Fall Creek Township is a driving town
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 37,580 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). 2.1% of Fall Creek Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fall Creek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Fall Creek Township next to U.S. towns of 53,000 to 102,000: 6th of 587 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 4 | Bethesda MD | 69,397 | $192K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 16% | A+ |
| 5 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| 6 | Fall Creek Township IN | 75,188 | $146K | 3.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A+ |
| 7 | Ellicott City MD | 75,257 | $157K | 3.7% | 3.0% | 8% | A+ |
| 8 | New Trier Township IL | 56,118 | $216K | 2.9% | 4.0% | 10% | A+ |
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| 13 | Westfield IN | 66,258 | $123K | 3.6% | 2.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 22 | Westfield Washington Township IN | 70,020 | $121K | 4.4% | 2.8% | 11% | A |
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| 32 | Washington Township IN | 62,740 | $100K | 4.2% | 2.5% | 10% | A |
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| 587 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | 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 Fall Creek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
65% of Fall Creek Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Indianapolis (46%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fall Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Creek Township | – | A+ | B− | 28 min | $146,226 |
| Fishers | 14% | A+ | B− | 27 min | $130,203 |
| Vernon Township | under 1% | A+ | B | 29 min | $108,370 |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | A− | D | 29 min | $94,037 |
| Green Township | under 1% | B+ | D | 32 min | $96,875 |
| Lawrence Township | under 1% | B− | B | 26 min | $72,081 |
| Indianapolis | 46% | B− | A− | 25 min | $66,307 |
| Delaware Township | under 1% | A | B | 24 min | $102,471 |
| McCordsville | under 1% | A+ | B | 32 min | $110,692 |
| Noblesville | 5% | A | C+ | 27 min | $104,047 |
| Fortville | under 1% | A− | B | 26 min | $84,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fall Creek 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 Fall Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fall Creek Township?
$146,226 (±$10,239) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fall Creek Township?
3.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fall Creek Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fall Creek Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (46%, 17 mi), Fishers (14%, 2 mi), Carmel (9%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fall Creek Township walkable?
Fall Creek Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fall Creek 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 Fall Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fall Creek 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.