Households in Finley Township have higher incomes than those in 92% of U.S. towns
17.1% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 12.3% for Indiana as a whole. For jobs and income Finley Township is better than 56% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (B). Hardly any work in Finley Township itself; outside it, Scottsburg draws the most (19%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Finley Township apart on work
Finley Township is a place people come home to
There are 165 jobs based in Finley Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Finley Township has about 1,000 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The quickest commute around
Finley Township’s 21-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 24 to 32 minutes. Next door ↓
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 651 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Finley Township’s grade
Household income holds Finley Township’s grade up ($130,735, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down.
Unemployment (1.2%) is left out: Finley 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, Finley Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Finley Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 645 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 159 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Finley Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.25 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.
The towns that employ Finley Township’s residents
Where Finley Township clocks in
19% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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 Finley Township: what the 165 are
165 jobs are based in Finley Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Finley Township, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 165. 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 Finley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Finley Township: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Finley Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 626 commuters (the 4% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Finley Township
About 23% 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.
Most trips from Finley Township start in a car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 14.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 652 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 Finley Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Finley Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Finley Township ranks: 1,633rd of 5,397 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 97 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 107 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 1,631 | Scandia Valley Township MN | 1,346 | $82K | 3.2% | 0.8% | 5% | B |
| 1,632 | Starksboro VT | 1,807 | $82K | 7.0% | 2.6% | 4% | B |
| 1,633 | Finley Township IN | 1,513 | $131K | 17.1% | 1.2% | 1% | B |
| 1,634 | Middleton NH | 1,863 | $102K | 5.8% | 4.5% | 3% | B |
| 1,635 | Keene Township OH | 1,703 | $73K | 3.8% | 14.6% | <1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,397 | 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 Finley Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Finley Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Jennings Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Finley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Township | – | B | B | 21 min | $130,735 |
| Vienna Township | under 3% | C− | C+ | 24 min | $53,163 |
| Vernon Township | under 3% | C− | D | 29 min | $64,850 |
| Gibson Township | under 3% | B | D | 32 min | $100,313 |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | B | D− | 28 min | $71,705 |
| Jennings Township | 5% | C | C− | 25 min | $40,512 |
| Monroe Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 28 min | $90,733 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Finley 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 Finley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Finley Township?
$130,735 (±$29,530) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Finley Township?
17.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Finley Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Finley Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Scottsburg (19%, 7 mi), New Albany (8%, 21 mi), Indianapolis (7%, 81 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Finley Township walkable?
Finley Township is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 15% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Finley 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 Finley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Finley 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.