Pugh Ford Bridge · Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 3.0For about two in five of its working residents, German Township is a commute to Columbus
The average commute takes 22 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). Jobs and income earn German Township B−; getting around on foot earns it C. German Township has 3,063 jobs for 3,131 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where German Township stands out on work
German Township trades workers with the towns around it
German Township has about as many jobs (3,063) as working residents (3,131), but they are mostly different people: 2,900 residents leave for work each day while 2,832 people come in. Only 8% of the jobs in German Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
43% of German Township works in Columbus
1,353 working residents, 43%, have their main job in Columbus, 7.2 miles away across the town line. That’s 6 times as many as work in German Township itself. The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
45% of the jobs in German Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 19% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for German Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, German Township is better than 46% of U.S. towns, #362 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds German Township’s grade up (ahead of 65% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (14.2%, U.S. 12.5%).
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 on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,900 residents head out to work, 231 work right here, and 2,832 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 (0.98 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
43% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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.
A place that makes things: 29% of German Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in German Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,764 → 3,063. 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.
German Township’s commute takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 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 3,395 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.
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.
Few in German Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, German Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns, #421 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place German Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,664 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). 3.7% 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.
For jobs and income, German Township is 1,920th of 3,125 U.S. towns of 5,200 to 10,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 80 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 126 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 175 | New Whiteland IN | 5,937 | $90K | 3.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,918 | Olive Township OH | 5,887 | $55K | 9.1% | 1.1% | 20% | B− |
| 1,919 | Highland Heights KY | 6,341 | $53K | 19.9% | 3.0% | 4% | B− |
| 1,920 | German Township IN | 7,453 | $75K | 14.2% | 4.7% | 7% | B− |
| 1,921 | Wailua Homesteads HI | 5,431 | $90K | 9.9% | 3.8% | 3% | B− |
| 1,922 | Salida CO | 5,985 | $70K | 11.1% | 1.6% | 45% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,125 | 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.
Bordering towns draw 43% of German Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | German Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Township | – | B− | C | 22 min | $74,608 |
| Flat Rock Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 41 min | $89,047 |
| Columbus Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | D | 25 min | $84,643 |
| Blue River Township | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 24 min | $62,436 |
| Columbus | 43% | B− | B+ | 19 min | $77,456 |
Same-state neighbors only. Columbus Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Columbus. 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?
$74,608 (±$14,997) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in German Township?
14.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from German Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in German Township work?
7% work in town.
Is German Township walkable?
German Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around German Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% 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.