Jackson Township’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Jackson Township A; getting around on foot earns it C−. Poverty touches 3.3% of residents, where Indiana as a whole has 12.3%. Only 3% work in Jackson Township itself; outside it, Valparaiso draws the most (14%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Jackson Township: the figures worth knowing
How Jackson Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jackson Township is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #51 of 593 in Indiana. Household income is its strongest input ($132,961, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment 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+.
The daily flow of workers through Jackson Township
On a workday 2,245 residents head out to work, 59 work right here, and 209 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.12 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Commuting out of Jackson Township: the destinations
Where Jackson Township clocks in
14% of workers
8% 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.
36% of the jobs in Jackson Township make or build things
268 jobs are based in Jackson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 252 → 268. 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.
A commute of about 26 minutes in Jackson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 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 1,936 commuters (the 17% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Jackson Township
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 20% of U.S. towns, #471 of 593 in Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,335 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.4% 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 428th of 3,561 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,900 to 7,600
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 82 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 83 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 133 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 426 | Milford MI | 6,520 | $106K | 7.6% | 2.1% | 6% | A |
| 427 | Ardsley NY | 5,007 | $243K | 4.4% | 5.7% | 5% | A |
| 428 | Jackson Township IN | 5,601 | $133K | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3% | A |
| 429 | Township 1 NE | 4,517 | $126K | 5.9% | 2.9% | 9% | A |
| 430 | Wilton NH | 4,015 | $114K | 3.9% | 1.4% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,561 | 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.
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 | – | A | C− | 26 min | $132,961 |
| Liberty Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 32 min | $96,563 |
| New Durham Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 22 min | $89,107 |
| Pine Township | under 3% | B− | C | 35 min | $75,274 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | A | C− | 34 min | $109,879 |
| Westchester Township | under 3% | B | B+ | 26 min | $83,129 |
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?
$132,961 (±$18,840) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
3.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valparaiso (14%, 6 mi), Chesterton (8%, 5 mi), Porter (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 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 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.