Most of Howard Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Howard Township itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (12%, 53 miles). Howard Township has 23 jobs, against 130 working residents. Home is the office for 62% of workers, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Howard Township on a workday
On a workday 129 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Howard Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
The towns that employ Howard Township’s residents
Where Howard Township clocks in
12% 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.
Goods, not services: 30% of the jobs in Howard Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Howard Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 23. 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 Howard Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Howard Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Howard Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 62% 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.
The commute from Howard Township, by distance
About 25% 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.
Next door to Howard Township
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Howard Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $87,708 |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Washington Township | 5% | C− | B− | 29 min | $73,902 |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Brown Township | under 3% | A− | C | 28 min | $102,083 |
| Penn Township | 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sugar Creek Township, Jackson Township and Penn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Howard 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 Howard Township: questions
What is the median household income in Howard Township?
$87,708 (±$73,725) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Howard Township?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Howard Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 62% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Howard Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (12%, 53 mi), Bloomingdale (7%, 8 mi), Union Township (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Howard Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 34% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Howard Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Howard 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.