Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFewer people are out of work in Jackson Township (2.2%) than in 82% of U.S. towns
About one in three work in Jackson Township; the top destination outside it is Seymour (38%, 1 miles). Jackson Township grades B− for jobs and income and B for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Jackson Township apart
Jackson Township and Seymour trade workers both ways
Seymour is the top workplace for Jackson Township residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in Jackson Township come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Jackson Township is where the jobs are
Jackson Township has 15,885 jobs, 1.5 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Few Jackson Township workers work from home
Only 2% 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.
How Jackson Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jackson Township is better than 47% of U.S. towns, #354 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Jackson Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (15.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on 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 C to B.
Where Jackson Township’s workers come from
Where Jackson Township clocks in
38% of workers
16% of workers
8% 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.
Who leaves Jackson Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 6,458 residents head out to work, 3,877 work right here, and 12,008 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29,000 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 23% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
A commute of about 20 minutes in Jackson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 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 10,826 commuters (the 2% 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.
Goods jobs make up 34% of work in Jackson Township
15,885 jobs are based in Jackson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 14,579 → 15,885. 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.
How far Jackson Township’s workers travel
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.
Driving is how Jackson Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jackson Township is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #173 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 11,088 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). 8.6% 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 17,000 to 32,000: 1,096th of 1,577 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 27 | St. John IN | 24,841 | $131K | 2.1% | 2.3% | 8% | A+ |
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| 103 | Vernon Township IN | 20,047 | $108K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 204 | Sugar Creek Township IN | 18,299 | $101K | 5.6% | 2.0% | 7% | A |
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| 1,094 | West Springfield Town MA | 28,829 | $69K | 11.9% | 6.0% | 16% | B− |
| 1,095 | Durango CO | 19,733 | $79K | 13.0% | 3.1% | 61% | B− |
| 1,096 | Jackson Township IN | 23,633 | $62K | 15.0% | 2.2% | 38% | B− |
| 1,097 | Blooming Grove NY | 18,418 | $96K | 13.8% | 6.8% | 9% | B− |
| 1,098 | Liberty Triangle FL | 24,888 | $65K | 8.6% | 4.2% | 4% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,577 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 next door: 39% of Jackson Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | B− | B | 20 min | $62,411 |
| Hamilton Township | 1% | C− | D− | 18 min | $59,474 |
| Redding Township | under 1% | B+ | C− | 23 min | $85,692 |
| Spencer Township | under 1% | B+ | D | 25 min | $77,566 |
| Washington Township | under 1% | A− | D− | 22 min | $105,184 |
| Brownstown Township | under 1% | B | C− | 20 min | $72,256 |
| Seymour | 38% | B− | B | 19 min | $64,426 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Seymour. 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?
$62,411 (±$5,875) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
15.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
38% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seymour (38%, 1 mi), Columbus (16%, 19 mi), Indianapolis (8%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 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 9% 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.