Unemployment in Jackson Township (1.0%) is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
Jackson Township grades A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. About one in ten stay in Jackson Township for work; outside it, Goshen is the main destination (28%, 6 miles). For 4% of workers, the job is at home, against 11% across Indiana.
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 makes and builds things
86% 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 47%. The jobs ↓
Jackson Township and Goshen trade workers both ways
Goshen is the top workplace for Jackson Township residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Jackson Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Jackson Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
The figures behind Jackson Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jackson Township is better than 79% of U.S. towns, #113 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.6%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jackson Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Goods, not services: 86% of the jobs in Jackson Township
3,232 jobs are based in Jackson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,557 → 3,232. 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 places Jackson Township commutes to
Where Jackson Township clocks in
28% of workers
12% 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.
From Jackson Township, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 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 2,302 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 by day and by night
On a workday 2,046 residents head out to work, 269 work right here, and 2,963 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,000 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Jackson Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
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 22% of U.S. towns, #447 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,398 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). 9.9% 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.
Jackson Township places 847th of 3,758 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 91 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 92 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 845 | Groveport OH | 5,818 | $94K | 6.8% | 4.2% | 9% | A− |
| 846 | Jackson Township IN | 3,812 | $103K | 5.0% | 3.4% | 3% | A− |
| 847 | Jackson Township IN | 5,058 | $90K | 8.6% | 1.0% | 12% | A− |
| 848 | Troy Township OH | 4,169 | $78K | 7.5% | 1.3% | 7% | A− |
| 849 | Longswamp Township PA | 5,716 | $82K | 8.8% | 1.7% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,758 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
Work in the towns next to Jackson Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | A− | C− | 21 min | $89,542 |
| Van Buren Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 29 min | $73,265 |
| Union Township | under 2% | B+ | A− | 20 min | $72,422 |
| Benton Township | under 2% | B | B− | 19 min | $94,070 |
| Elkhart Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 19 min | $63,925 |
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?
$89,542 (±$13,556) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
8.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
21 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?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Goshen (28%, 6 mi), Elkhart (12%, 16 mi), New Paris (5%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jackson Township without a car?
1% 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.