German Township has lower unemployment (2.4%) than 79% of U.S. towns
About one in four work in German Township itself; outside it, Bremen draws the most (21%, 2 miles). Jobs and income earn German Township B; getting around on foot earns it B+. A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, next to 24 for Indiana and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set German Township apart
German Township makes and builds things
64% of the jobs based in German Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs German Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 48%. The jobs ↓
German Township trades workers with the towns around it
German Township has about as many jobs (4,434) as working residents (4,167), but they are mostly different people: 2,929 residents leave for work each day while 3,196 people come in. Only 28% of the jobs in German Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
German Township and Bremen trade workers both ways
Bremen is the top workplace for German Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in German Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
The figures behind German Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, German Township is better than 57% of U.S. towns, #268 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds German Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (15.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, German Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
German Township makes things: 64% of its jobs are in goods
4,434 jobs are based in German Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in German Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,021 → 4,434. 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 German Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in German Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,929 residents head out to work, 1,238 work right here, and 3,196 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.06 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of German Township to work: where people go
Where German Township clocks in
21% of workers
10% 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.
The daily trip from German Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of German Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,889 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from German Township
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.
The commute in German Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, German Township is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns, #87 of 593 in Indiana. 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 6.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,104 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). 14.0% of German Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of German Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 6,100 to 11,900, German Township ranks 1,536th of 2,956 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
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| 77 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 165 | Miller Township IN | 10,161 | $113K | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 186 | Lakes of the Four Seasons IN | 7,402 | $122K | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,534 | Heartland TX | 10,607 | $93K | 9.2% | 11.5% | <1% | B |
| 1,535 | Chouteau Township IL | 7,428 | $60K | 14.0% | 2.8% | 9% | B |
| 1,536 | German Township IN | 8,780 | $79K | 15.0% | 2.4% | 30% | B |
| 1,537 | Concord NY | 8,290 | $79K | 7.5% | 3.9% | 21% | B |
| 1,538 | Cross Creek Township OH | 7,574 | $72K | 6.8% | 3.0% | 9% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,956 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 German Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door to German Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | German Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Township | – | B | B+ | 20 min | $79,175 |
| Center Township | under 3% | B− | B− | 22 min | $67,867 |
| Bourbon Township | under 3% | B | B | 20 min | $75,804 |
| North Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 21 min | $73,125 |
| Madison Township | under 3% | A− | B− | 21 min | $100,804 |
| Union Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 30 min | $76,636 |
| Scott Township | under 3% | B+ | B− | 15 min | $86,629 |
| Locke Township | under 3% | B | A− | 19 min | $87,734 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of German 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 German Township: questions
What is the median household income in German Township?
$79,175 (±$10,988) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in German Township?
15.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from German Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in German Township work?
30% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bremen (21%, 2 mi), Nappanee (10%, 7 mi), Elkhart (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is German Township walkable?
German Township is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 15% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around German Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from German Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of German 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.