Jackson Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C+: better than 42% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability C−: more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are lower than in 70% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 25 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in Jackson Township; the top destination outside it is Lafayette (18%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Jackson Township
Jackson Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Jackson Township is Lafayette, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (113) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Jackson Township is a place people come home to
There are 171 jobs based in Jackson Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jackson Township has about 930 people in it, 33% 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 634 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Jackson Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Jackson Township is better than 42% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Jackson Township’s grade up (7.1%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($62,188, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (1.3%) 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 C− to B+.
Half of Jackson Township commutes less than 21 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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.
Jackson Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 610 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 147 people come in from elsewhere.
About 930 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.27 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.
18% of working residents work in Lafayette
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Jackson Township clocks in
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Jackson Township makes things: 58% of its jobs are in goods
171 jobs are based in Jackson Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jackson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 111 → 171. 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.
About 25 minutes each way, about the IN average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 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 570 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Most trips from Jackson Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jackson Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 3.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 694 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). 9.5% 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.
Jackson Township is 2,534th of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Jackson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
| # | 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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| 8 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 104 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 114 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,532 | Tremont PA | 1,696 | $77K | 10.4% | 3.9% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,533 | Sour Lake TX | 1,841 | $73K | 12.6% | 6.6% | 12% | C+ |
| 2,534 | Jackson Township IN | 1,397 | $62K | 7.1% | 1.3% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,535 | Colrain MA | 1,654 | $81K | 7.2% | 4.1% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,536 | Fayette Township MI | 1,107 | $76K | 11.4% | 1.0% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | 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.
Jackson Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Deer Creek Township (4%). Darker towns draw more of Jackson Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | C+ | C− | 25 min | $62,188 |
| Liberty Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Deer Creek Township | 4% | C | C+ | 24 min | $61,627 |
| Monroe Township | under 3% | C | B− | 21 min | $55,056 |
| Carrollton Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Rock Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Liberty Township, Carrollton Township and Rock Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$62,188 (±$17,986) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
7.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (18%, 23 mi), Delphi (7%, 8 mi), Indianapolis (7%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jackson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% 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.