Earning a living in Gill Township
Employers in Gill Township report 180 jobs, and 283 of its residents work somewhere. Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average, where Indiana has 24 and the U.S. 26. For 7% of workers, the job is at home, where Indiana as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Gill Township, in brief
87% of the jobs in Gill Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gill Township, 2013 → 2023: 369 → 180. 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 Gill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Gill Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 276 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 173 people come in from elsewhere.
About 700 people are in Gill Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.64 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.
13% of working residents work in Sullivan
Where Gill Township clocks in
13% of workers
13% 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.
About 25 minutes each way, about the IN average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gill Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 568 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Gill Township
About 29% 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.
Bordering towns draw 13% of Gill Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gill Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $77,173 |
| Haddon Township | under 3% | C− | C+ | 25 min | $62,917 |
| Turman Township | under 3% | D− | D− | 32 min | $54,167 |
| Hamilton Township | 13% | C | B | 22 min | $54,885 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hamilton Township. Darker towns draw more of Gill 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 Gill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gill Township?
$77,173 (±$7,759) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gill Township?
3.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gill Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gill Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sullivan (13%, 7 mi), Hamilton Township (13%, 8 mi), Terre Haute (5%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gill Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gill 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.