Hudson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
163 jobs are based in Hudson Township; 705 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Hudson Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D−. For 1% of workers, the job is at home; Indiana has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Hudson Township stands out on work
Hudson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 138 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Hudson Township and La Porte trade workers both ways
La Porte is the top workplace for Hudson Township residents (20%) and also where the most people who work in Hudson Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Hudson Township is a place people come home to
There are 163 jobs based in Hudson Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hudson Township has about 1,300 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 705 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Hudson Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Hudson Township is better than 75% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($99,669, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 55% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Hudson 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, Hudson Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
The daily trip from Hudson Township: about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hudson Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 929 commuters (the 1% 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.
20% of working residents work in La Porte
Where Hudson Township clocks in
20% of workers
8% 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.
Who leaves Hudson Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 701 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 159 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Hudson Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Jobs in Hudson Township: what the 163 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hudson Township, 2013 → 2023: 105 → 163. 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 Hudson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Hudson Township
About 21% 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.
Getting around Hudson Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hudson Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Hudson 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 940 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 51% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Hudson Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hudson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Hudson Township is 924th among 5,656 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 117 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 167 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 922 | Marysville Township KS | 2,467 | $103K | 1.6% | 5.7% | 2% | A− |
| 923 | Wyanett Township MN | 1,830 | $102K | 4.8% | 1.3% | 1% | A− |
| 924 | Hudson Township IN | 1,823 | $100K | 6.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 925 | Jackson Township IN | 2,159 | $110K | 6.5% | 2.3% | 2% | A− |
| 926 | Hebron IL | 1,392 | $85K | 6.6% | 3.5% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | 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 Hudson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
How Hudson Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Olive Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hudson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Township | – | A− | D− | 42 min | $99,669 |
| Galena Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 26 min | $86,293 |
| Olive Township | 3% | B+ | C | 27 min | $78,964 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hudson 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 Hudson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hudson Township?
$99,669 (±$26,250) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hudson Township?
6.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hudson Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hudson Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are La Porte (20%, 12 mi), Michigan City (8%, 17 mi), South Bend (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hudson Township walkable?
Hudson Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hudson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hudson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hudson 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.