Photo: Evking22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Jackson Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Household incomes here are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns. There are 386 jobs in Jackson Township, against 1,121 working residents. For jobs and income Jackson Township is better than 75% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (C+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Jackson Township
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Jackson Township’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 29 minutes, longer than the Indiana average of 24. Time on the road ↓
Jackson Township makes and builds things
51% of the jobs based in Jackson Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Jackson Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 37%. The jobs ↓
Jackson Township and Jasper trade workers both ways
Jasper is the top workplace for Jackson Township residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Jackson Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most Jackson Township residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Jackson Township empties out on a workday
About 1,400 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than the 2,200 who live here: 1,100 head out to work and 370 come in. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Jackson Township
Household income holds Jackson Township’s grade up ($109,890, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 32% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jackson Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Jackson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 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 1,302 commuters (the 4% 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.
Jackson Township makes things: 51% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2014 → 2024: 465 → 386. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jackson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
35% of working residents work in Jasper
Where Jackson Township clocks in
35% 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.
The commute from Jackson Township, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
A workday in Jackson Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,100 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 365 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 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 2024, primary jobs.
Jackson Township is a driving town
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,355 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.
Jackson Township next to U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900: 959th of 5,404 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 106 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 165 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 957 | Wyanett Township MN | 1,830 | $102K | 4.8% | 1.3% | 1% | A− |
| 958 | Hudson Township IN | 1,823 | $100K | 6.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 959 | Jackson Township IN | 2,159 | $110K | 6.5% | 2.3% | 2% | A− |
| 960 | Dalton OH | 1,921 | $69K | 4.1% | 3.9% | 10% | B+ |
| 961 | Ozawkie Township KS | 1,638 | $99K | 1.6% | 2.1% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bainbridge Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | A− | C+ | 29 min | $109,890 |
| Ferdinand Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 20 min | $82,738 |
| Patoka Township | under 2% | C | B | 19 min | $70,197 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | C− | C | 31 min | $66,875 |
| Marion Township | 2% | B− | D− | 17 min | $79,667 |
| Bainbridge Township | 3% | B− | B− | 15 min | $68,918 |
| Hall Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 29 min | $91,047 |
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 2024, 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?
$109,890 (±$15,035) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
6.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
29 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?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jasper (35%, 8 mi), Ferdinand (9%, 6 mi), Huntingburg (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 4% 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), 2024, 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.