Stanley School-District No. 2 · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHardly anyone in Green Township is out of work
Green Township grades A for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 1% stay in Green Township for work; outside it, Fort Wayne is the main destination (26%, 19 miles). Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average, 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
Green Township at work: what stands out
Green Township is a place people come home to
There are 147 jobs based in Green Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Green Township has about 1,300 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Green Township and Fort Wayne trade workers both ways
Fort Wayne is the top workplace for Green Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Green Township come from (12% 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; with 899 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Green Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Green Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns. Unemployment is its strongest input (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Green Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
How many people are in Green Township by day
On a workday 890 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 138 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Green Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.16 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.
Out of Green Township to work: where people go
Where Green Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Green Township: what the 147 are
147 jobs are based in Green Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Green Township, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 147. 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.
From Green Township, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 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 1,106 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.
Where in the region Green Township works
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 Green Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Green Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 3.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,161 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). 1.0% of Green Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Green Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800, Green Township ranks 527th of 5,793 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 116 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 179 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 525 | Green Park MO | 2,670 | $79K | 7.9% | 1.5% | 1% | A |
| 526 | Bear Creek FL | 2,179 | $67K | 16.2% | 1.1% | 2% | A |
| 527 | Green Township IN | 2,040 | $90K | 4.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| 528 | Radnor Township OH | 1,748 | $117K | 6.5% | 4.9% | 1% | A |
| 529 | Advance NC | 1,408 | $115K | 5.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 | 28 min | $89,792 |
| Swan Township | under 2% | A+ | B− | 19 min | $112,056 |
| Noble Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 35 min | $73,487 |
| Smith Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 26 min | $81,761 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 25 min | $82,396 |
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?
$89,792 (±$39,270) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Green Township?
4.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Green Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Green Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (26%, 19 mi), Kendallville (8%, 12 mi), Albion (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Green Township walkable?
Green Township is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Green Township without a car?
1% 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 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.