Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Galena top those of 91% of U.S. towns
For 19% of workers, the job is at home; Indiana has 11%. Poverty touches 1.8% of residents; Indiana has 12.3%. Jobs and income earn Galena A+; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Galena apart
Galena is a place people come home to
There are 134 jobs based in Galena, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Galena has about 770 people in it, 50% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Galena works from home
19% of Galena workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. 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 910 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Galena
On income, poverty and job access, Galena is better than 97% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 72% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (4.8%) is left out: Galena’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Galena could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Galena by day and by night
On a workday 906 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 130 people come in from elsewhere.
About 770 people are in Galena on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.
0.15 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 trip to work from Galena: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Galena workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 575 commuters (the 19% 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.
Where Galena goes to work
Where Galena clocks in
19% of workers
8% 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.
Inside Galena’s 134 jobs
134 jobs are based in Galena.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Galena, 2013 → 2023: 94 → 134. 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 Galena’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Galena
About 20% 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 Galena commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Galena is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 706 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of Galena households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Galena’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100, Galena comes 111th on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 109 | East Nantmeal Township PA | 1,858 | $159K | 2.9% | 1.5% | 7% | A+ |
| 110 | Warren WI | 1,830 | $154K | 2.6% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| 111 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| 112 | Wea Township KS | 2,089 | $133K | 2.0% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 113 | Vermillion Township MN | 1,257 | $126K | 3.0% | 2.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 122 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 162 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | 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 Galena, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Galena: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Galena workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galena | – | A+ | D | 28 min | $127,738 |
| Lafayette Township | under 2% | A | D | 27 min | $118,380 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Galena’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 Galena: questions
What is the median household income in Galena?
$127,738 (±$44,291) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Galena?
1.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Galena?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Galena work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Albany (19%, 7 mi), Louisville (9%, 19 mi), Jeffersonville (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Galena walkable?
Galena is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Galena without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Galena, from the people who make the trip.
More of Galena
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.