More people are out of work in Howard Township (8.8%) than in 91% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes, where Indiana has 24 and the U.S. 26. Howard Township grades B− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 2% stay in Howard Township for work; outside it, Kokomo is the main destination (47%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Howard Township, in a few figures
Howard Township makes and builds things
61% of the jobs based in Howard Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Howard Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 35%. The jobs ↓
Nearly half of Howard Township works in Kokomo
497 working residents, 47%, have their main job in Kokomo, 5.8 miles away. That’s 24 times as many as work in Howard Township itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Howard Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Indiana. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Indiana worker. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Howard Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Howard Township is better than 54% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Howard Township’s grade up (4.2%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Howard Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Howard Township makes things: 61% of its jobs are in goods
453 jobs are based in Howard Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Howard Township, 2013 → 2023: 104 → 453. 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.
Out of Howard Township to work: where people go
Where Howard Township clocks in
10% of workers
3% 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.
Getting to work from Howard Township takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 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 998 commuters (the 8% 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.
Who commutes out of Howard Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,034 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 436 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Howard Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.43 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Howard Township
About 17% 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.
In Howard Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Howard Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Howard 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 1,089 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). 0.4% of Howard Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Howard Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Howard Township ranks: 2,007th of 4,995 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 64 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 176 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 2,005 | Princeville HI | 2,020 | $102K | 6.2% | 4.2% | 28% | B− |
| 2,006 | Boone Township IL | 2,030 | $98K | 6.9% | 19.4% | 3% | B− |
| 2,007 | Howard Township IN | 2,390 | $82K | 4.2% | 8.8% | 2% | B− |
| 2,008 | Berlin Township OH | 1,794 | $78K | 5.7% | 0.0% | <1% | B− |
| 2,009 | Tipton IA | 3,060 | $61K | 12.3% | 1.0% | 27% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | 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 Howard Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Howard Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Howard Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Township | – | B− | C− | 19 min | $81,595 |
| Taylor Township | under 1% | B | D | 19 min | $71,971 |
| Center Township | under 1% | C− | B | 19 min | $51,025 |
| Clay Township | 2% | A | D | 21 min | $104,292 |
| Liberty Township | under 1% | B | B | 22 min | $84,632 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Clay Township. 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?
$81,595 (±$8,908) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Howard Township?
4.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Howard Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Howard Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kokomo (47%, 6 mi), Indianapolis (10%, 52 mi), Carmel (3%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Howard Township walkable?
Howard Township is more walkable than 21% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Howard 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 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. 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.