Photo: ONUnicorn · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Jackson Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Jackson Township itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (21%, 30 miles). There are 71 jobs in Jackson Township for 896 working residents. For jobs and income Jackson Township is better than 56% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Jackson Township, in brief
Jackson Township is a place people come home to
There are 71 jobs based in Jackson Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jackson Township has about 1,200 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Jackson Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Jackson Township is Indianapolis, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 21% of working residents (191) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 896 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jackson Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Job access by car holds Jackson Township’s grade up (ahead of 62% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.6%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.6%) is left out: Jackson Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Jackson Township could be anywhere from C to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of Jackson Township
On a workday 890 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Miles to work from Jackson Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns that employ Jackson Township’s residents
Where Jackson Township clocks in
21% of workers
16% of workers
10% 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.
86% of the jobs in Jackson Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2014 → 2024: 79 → 71. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jackson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Jackson Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 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 680 commuters (the 9% 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.
For most of Jackson Township, work means a drive
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 747 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). 3.5% 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.
Out of 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700, Jackson Township comes 1,913th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 114 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 169 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,911 | Boutte LA | 2,027 | $68K | 11.1% | 13.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,912 | Hopewell TN | 2,634 | $88K | 18.7% | 3.3% | <1% | B |
| 1,913 | Jackson Township IN | 1,989 | $85K | 12.6% | 1.6% | 1% | B |
| 1,914 | Jefferson Township MI | 2,581 | $72K | 14.2% | 1.9% | 1% | B |
| 1,915 | Dayton Township MI | 2,035 | $82K | 11.5% | 1.1% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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.
Around Jackson Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Hendricks Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | B | D | 25 min | $84,643 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 23 min | $72,946 |
| Blue River Township | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 24 min | $62,436 |
| Hendricks Township | 2% | B+ | B | 31 min | $95,387 |
| German Township | under 2% | B− | C | 22 min | $74,608 |
| Needham Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $92,171 |
| Marietta | under 2% | — | — | 44 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Marietta: 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 2024, 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?
$84,643 (±$20,780) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
12.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (21%, 30 mi), Shelbyville (16%, 12 mi), Columbus (10%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 0% 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), 2024, 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.