Work means Columbus for more than half of Jackson Township’s working residents
Hardly any work in Jackson Township itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (55%, 12 miles). The two grades for Jackson Township are A− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Measured by household income, Jackson Township is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Jackson Township in brief
More than half of Jackson Township works in Columbus
251 working residents, 55%, have their main job in Columbus, 12 miles away. That’s far more as work in Jackson Township itself. The commute map ↓
Jackson Township is a place people come home to
There are 89 jobs based in Jackson Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jackson Township has about 660 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Jackson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical 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; with 453 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Jackson Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Jackson Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Jackson Township’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 28% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Jackson 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, Jackson Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Commuting out of Jackson Township: the destinations
Where Jackson Township clocks in
55% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
In and out of Jackson Township on a workday
On a workday 453 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 89 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.20 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.
How long Jackson Township spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jackson Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 474 commuters (the 3% 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.
A place that makes things: 42% of Jackson Township’s jobs are in goods
89 jobs are based in Jackson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 84 → 89. 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 Jackson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Jackson Township to work
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.
The commute in Jackson Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jackson Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Jackson 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 491 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 Jackson Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Jackson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Jackson Township ranks: 280th of 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | 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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| 53 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 84 | Campbell Township IN | 1,172 | $122K | 0.0% | 7.1% | 1% | A |
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| 124 | Long Beach IN | 1,158 | $122K | 3.8% | 2.6% | 2% | A |
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| 278 | North Utica IL | 1,334 | $104K | 4.7% | 5.4% | 3% | A− |
| 279 | Hughestown PA | 1,371 | $84K | 5.6% | 5.7% | 3% | A− |
| 280 | Jackson Township IN | 1,022 | $107K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0% | A− |
| 281 | Richland Township IN | 1,289 | $84K | 3.9% | 6.4% | 1% | A− |
| 282 | Marcellon WI | 1,141 | $99K | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | 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 Jackson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Jackson Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | A− | D− | 32 min | $106,591 |
| Ohio Township | under 1% | B+ | C− | 28 min | $96,652 |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | B | D | 23 min | $71,086 |
| Hamilton Township | under 1% | C− | D− | 18 min | $59,474 |
| Pershing Township | under 1% | C+ | D− | 29 min | $72,675 |
| Van Buren Township | under 1% | A− | D | 31 min | $93,664 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jackson 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 Jackson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jackson Township?
$106,591 (±$53,489) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
0% work in town.
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jackson 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 Jackson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jackson 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.