Jackson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Jackson Township grades B for jobs and income and C− for walkability. 925 jobs are based in Jackson Township; 2,731 of its residents have a job. Only 7% work in Jackson Township; the top destination outside it is New Albany (11%, 14 miles).
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
Jackson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Jackson Township empties out on a workday
About 4,300 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 6,100 who live here: 2,500 head out to work and 740 come in. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Jackson Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jackson Township is better than 59% of U.S. towns, #258 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Jackson Township’s grade. It also does well on unemployment and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jackson Township could be anywhere from C to A.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 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 2,679 commuters (the 7% 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.
Who commutes out of Jackson Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,547 residents head out to work, 184 work right here, and 741 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,300 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where Jackson Township goes to work
Where Jackson Township clocks in
11% 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.
Jackson Township works in goods: 33% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 694 → 925. 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.
Where in the region Jackson Township works
About 22% 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.
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 24% of U.S. towns, #431 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 3.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,895 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). 4.1% 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.
1,552nd of 3,307: where Jackson Township ranks among U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 80 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 164 | New Whiteland IN | 5,937 | $90K | 3.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,550 | Jefferson Township IN | 5,689 | $71K | 9.2% | 2.3% | 17% | B |
| 1,551 | National Harbor MD | 4,454 | $110K | 13.4% | 8.9% | 5% | B |
| 1,552 | Jackson Township IN | 6,086 | $86K | 9.8% | 4.0% | 7% | B |
| 1,553 | Eden Isle LA | 7,683 | $78K | 4.8% | 7.3% | 3% | B |
| 1,554 | Mount Hood Villages OR | 4,703 | $92K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 9% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,307 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
How Jackson Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | B | C− | 33 min | $85,645 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | A | D− | 28 min | $95,686 |
| Harrison Township | 7% | B− | C+ | 25 min | $66,722 |
| Spencer Township | 2% | A− | D− | 35 min | $95,793 |
| Morgan Township | under 2% | B | D | 29 min | $63,426 |
| Georgetown Township | under 2% | A | C− | 27 min | $108,287 |
| Greenville Township | under 2% | A | D | 32 min | $121,435 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Harrison Township. 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?
$85,645 (±$9,573) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
9.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Albany (11%, 14 mi), Louisville (8%, 24 mi), Harrison Township (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jackson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% 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.