Photo: Nyttend · Public domainA job hub: Jackson Township has 3.1 jobs per working resident, and 478 people come in to work
Only 1% stay in Jackson Township for work; outside it, Indianapolis is the main destination (16%, 37 miles). Jackson Township has 480 jobs; 154 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Indiana 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Jackson Township
On a workday 152 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 670 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 96% more 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 the people who work in Jackson Township live
Where Jackson Township clocks in
16% of workers
14% of workers
9% 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.
In Jackson Township, 80% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 314 → 480. 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.
Working from home in Jackson Township
of Jackson Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 51 commuters (the 0% 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’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.
Next door 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 | – | — | — | — | $68,355 |
| Rushville Township | under 2% | C− | B | 22 min | $57,639 |
| Center Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Posey Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 28 min | $78,563 |
Same-state neighbors only. Center Township and Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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?
$68,355 (±$32,874) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (16%, 37 mi), Rushville (14%, 4 mi), Greenfield (9%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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), 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.