Most of Green Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 20% of workers, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole. 241 jobs are based in Green Township for 765 working residents. For jobs and income Green Township is better than 77% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Green Township apart
28% of Green Township works in Indianapolis
211 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 23 miles away. That’s 14 times as many as work in Green Township itself. The commute map ↓
A lot of Green Township works from home
20% of Green Township 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 765 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Green Township’s grade
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Green Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
Unemployment (1.4%) is left out: Green Township’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, Green Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
28% of working residents work in Indianapolis
Where Green Township clocks in
28% of workers
14% 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.
Commuting from Green Township: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Green Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 730 commuters (the 20% 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.
How a workday changes Green Township
On a workday 749 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 225 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Green Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Making and building: 60% of jobs based in Green Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Township, 2013 → 2023: 270 → 241. 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 Green Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Green 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.
In Green Township, the car does most of the work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 914 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). 1.8% of Green Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Green Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Green Township is 825th of 5,760 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 112 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 164 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 823 | Clear Lake Shores TX | 1,298 | $112K | 14.6% | 7.3% | 3% | A− |
| 824 | Ashland Township IN | 1,826 | $89K | 3.8% | 1.7% | 1% | A− |
| 825 | Green Township IN | 1,682 | $82K | 6.4% | 1.4% | 2% | A− |
| 826 | Hoback WY | 1,316 | $147K | 1.7% | 1.8% | 11% | A− |
| 827 | Reese MI | 1,265 | $82K | 2.6% | 11.3% | 4% | A− |
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| 5,760 | 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 Green Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
How Green Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Green Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Township | – | A− | D | 27 min | $82,090 |
| Vernon Township | under 2% | A+ | B | 29 min | $108,370 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | B | D | 28 min | $82,734 |
| Fall Creek Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 24 min | $90,726 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Green 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 Green Township: questions
What is the median household income in Green Township?
$82,090 (±$14,382) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Township?
6.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (28%, 23 mi), Greenfield (14%, 8 mi), Carmel (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Green Township walkable?
Green Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Green Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Green Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Green 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.