Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Heth Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
The two grades for Heth Township are B− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. There are 97 jobs in Heth Township, against 550 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all (Indiana 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Heth Township apart
Heth Township is a place people come home to
There are 97 jobs based in Heth Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Heth Township has about 740 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Heth Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Heth Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 550 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Heth Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Heth Township is better than 48% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Heth Township’s grade up ($85,893, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 36% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Heth Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Heth Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Heth Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 536 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.
About 740 people are in Heth Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
A commute of about 39 minutes in Heth Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Heth Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 340 commuters (the 0% 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.
13% of working residents work in Corydon
Where Heth Township clocks in
10% 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.
Heth Township works in goods: 61% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Heth Township, 2013 → 2023: 119 → 97. 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 Heth Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Heth Township goes to work
About 22% 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.
Heth Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Heth Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Heth 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 340 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). 0.0% of Heth Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Heth Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,533rd of 4,312: where Heth Township ranks among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 75 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 82 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 127 | Campbell Township IN | 1,172 | $122K | 0.0% | 7.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,531 | Cavendish VT | 1,373 | $89K | 6.3% | 3.7% | 10% | B− |
| 1,532 | Ventress LA | 1,166 | $71K | 9.2% | 0.0% | 1% | B− |
| 1,533 | Heth Township IN | 1,197 | $86K | 10.5% | 0.0% | 3% | B− |
| 1,534 | Nicholson Township PA | 1,245 | $73K | 6.4% | 1.3% | 1% | B− |
| 1,535 | Fishing Creek Township PA | 1,577 | $82K | 7.2% | 6.1% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Heth Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns around Heth Township
The biggest share goes to Harrison Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Heth Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heth Township | – | B− | D− | 39 min | $85,893 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Boone Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 36 min | $54,375 |
| Harrison Township | 9% | B− | C+ | 25 min | $66,722 |
Same-state neighbors only. Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Heth 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 Heth Township: questions
What is the median household income in Heth Township?
$85,893 (±$17,187) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Heth Township?
10.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Heth Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Heth Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Corydon (13%, 10 mi), New Albany (10%, 25 mi), Harrison Township (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Heth Township walkable?
Heth Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Heth Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Heth Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Heth 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.