Fewer people are out of work in French Lick Township (1.9%) than in 86% of U.S. towns
French Lick Township grades B− for jobs and income and C for walkability. About one in three work in French Lick Township; the top destination outside it is French Lick (31%, 0 miles). Measured by household income, French Lick Township is behind 72% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets French Lick Township apart on work
French Lick Township and French Lick trade workers both ways
French Lick is the top workplace for French Lick Township residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in French Lick Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The quickest commute around
French Lick Township’s 21-minute average trip is shorter than in any town next door, where it runs from 24 to 39 minutes. Next door ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
32% of the jobs based in French Lick Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 25% of French Lick Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The four measures behind French Lick Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, French Lick Township is better than 48% of U.S. towns, #342 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds French Lick Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 18% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, French Lick Township could be anywhere from C to B.
Where French Lick Township goes to work
Where French Lick Township clocks in
9% 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.
French Lick Township is a services town
2,924 jobs are based in French Lick Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in French Lick Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,670 → 2,924. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs French Lick Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in French Lick Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,373 residents head out to work, 762 work right here, and 2,162 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,500 people are in French Lick Township on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.37 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
From French Lick Township, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of French Lick Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,241 commuters (the 5% 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.
French Lick Township’s commute, mile by mile
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
French Lick Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, French Lick Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #403 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,352 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). 7.2% of French Lick Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of French Lick Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
French Lick Township is 2,145th of 3,867 U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 92 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 8% | A+ |
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| 132 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 136 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 2,143 | Dallastown PA | 4,198 | $64K | 7.3% | 6.0% | 2% | B− |
| 2,144 | Sterling CT | 3,736 | $103K | 8.3% | 6.9% | 5% | B− |
| 2,145 | French Lick Township IN | 4,746 | $61K | 7.8% | 1.9% | 36% | B− |
| 2,146 | Montgomery Township OH | 4,222 | $76K | 10.0% | 4.7% | 6% | B− |
| 2,147 | Upper Yoder Township PA | 4,985 | $67K | 5.2% | 6.0% | 5% | B− |
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| 3,867 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 French Lick Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Work in the towns next to French Lick Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | French Lick Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Lick Township | – | B− | C | 21 min | $61,173 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Orangeville Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Paoli Township | under 2% | D | C− | 24 min | $49,135 |
| Northwest Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Greenfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township, Orangeville Township, Northwest Township and Greenfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of French Lick 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 2024, 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 French Lick Township: questions
What is the median household income in French Lick Township?
$61,173 (±$8,769) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in French Lick Township?
7.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from French Lick Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in French Lick Township work?
36% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are French Lick (31%, 0 mi), Jasper (9%, 21 mi), Paoli (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is French Lick Township walkable?
French Lick Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around French Lick Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from French Lick Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of French Lick Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.