With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Jackson Township works elsewhere
There are 147 jobs in Jackson Township for 1,085 working residents. Jackson Township grades B− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 4% work in Jackson Township itself; outside it, Kokomo draws the most (31%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jackson Township at work: what stands out
Jackson Township is a place people come home to
There are 147 jobs based in Jackson Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jackson Township has about 1,800 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
31% of Jackson Township works in Kokomo
335 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Kokomo, 11 miles away. That’s 8 times as many as work in Jackson Township itself. The commute map ↓
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.
How Jackson Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jackson Township is better than 48% of U.S. towns, #338 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate holds Jackson Township’s grade up (6.0%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.2%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jackson Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
In and out of Jackson Township on a workday
On a workday 1,037 residents head out to work, 48 work right here, and 99 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Commuting out of Jackson Township: the destinations
Where Jackson Township clocks in
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.
29% of the jobs in Jackson Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 130 → 147. 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.
About 22 minutes each way, quicker than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 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 1,230 commuters (the 6% 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 distance from Jackson Township to work
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.
For most of Jackson Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jackson Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns, #483 of 593 in Indiana. 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 1,302 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). 2.3% of Jackson Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Jackson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,969 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700, Jackson Township comes 2,402nd on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 68 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 184 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 207 | Wills Township IN | 2,111 | $113K | 1.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A |
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| 2,400 | Sabetha KS | 2,474 | $70K | 10.6% | 1.6% | 42% | B− |
| 2,401 | Milford Township IN | 2,992 | $91K | 8.5% | 5.0% | 7% | B− |
| 2,402 | Jackson Township IN | 2,770 | $68K | 6.0% | 5.2% | 4% | B− |
| 2,403 | Independence Township KS | 2,165 | $76K | 7.1% | 4.0% | 9% | B− |
| 2,404 | Clinton Township OH | 2,853 | $68K | 11.2% | 3.3% | 3% | B− |
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| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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.
Around Jackson Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | B− | C− | 22 min | $68,143 |
| Deer Creek Township | under 2% | D− | B− | 34 min | $42,164 |
| Deer Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Tipton Township | under 2% | C | C | 20 min | $56,875 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | A | D | 21 min | $104,292 |
Same-state neighbors only. Deer Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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?
$68,143 (±$11,649) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
6.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kokomo (31%, 11 mi), Logansport (9%, 12 mi), Clinton Township (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jackson Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% 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.