Harry Evans Bridge · Photo: Jacob Hilt /Original uploaded by Parkecountybridges) · CC BY-SA 3.0Florida Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Household incomes here are lower than in 83% of U.S. towns. There are 199 jobs in Florida Township, and 947 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Florida Township are C− for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Florida Township: the gist
Florida Township is a place people come home to
There are 199 jobs based in Florida Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Florida Township has about 1,600 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Florida 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 ↓
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 947 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Florida Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Florida Township is better than 18% of U.S. towns. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Florida Township’s grade.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Florida Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
Who works in Florida Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 918 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 170 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Florida Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Florida Township’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Florida Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 904 commuters (the 7% 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.
21% of working residents work in Terre Haute
Where Florida Township clocks in
21% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Florida Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Florida Township, 2013 → 2023: 293 → 199. 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 Florida Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Florida Township, by distance
About 28% 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 of Florida Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Florida Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 970 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). 2.2% of Florida Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Florida Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Florida Township places 4,082nd of 5,328 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 168 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,080 | Monroe Township PA | 1,652 | $59K | 16.3% | 8.5% | 4% | C− |
| 4,081 | West Lafayette OH | 2,430 | $49K | 31.7% | 3.2% | 9% | C− |
| 4,082 | Florida Township IN | 2,324 | $54K | 14.3% | 5.5% | 3% | C− |
| 4,083 | Roseland OH | 1,827 | $49K | 19.8% | 7.9% | 0% | C− |
| 4,084 | Ontonagon Township MI | 2,277 | $59K | 8.7% | 4.4% | 37% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Florida Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Bordering towns draw 12% of Florida Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Clinton (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Florida Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Township | – | C− | C− | 29 min | $53,750 |
| Clinton Township | 2% | C− | C+ | 25 min | $57,404 |
| Raccoon Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Clinton | 3% | C− | B− | 22 min | $42,922 |
| Wabash Township | 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Otter Creek Township | 2% | B− | D | 21 min | $71,732 |
| Adams Township | 2% | C− | B+ | 32 min | $61,190 |
| Nevins Township | under 3% | C− | D | 20 min | $66,131 |
Same-state neighbors only. Raccoon Township and Wabash Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Florida 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 Florida Township: questions
What is the median household income in Florida Township?
$53,750 (±$9,540) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Florida Township?
14.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Florida Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Florida Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Terre Haute (21%, 14 mi), Indianapolis (9%, 62 mi), Rockville (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Florida Township walkable?
Florida Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Florida 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 Florida Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Florida 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.