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Jobs & commute in Jackson Township

Jackson Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each

Hardly any work in Jackson Township; the top destination outside it is Knox (14%, 7 miles). 10 jobs are based in Jackson Township, and 243 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 0% of workers; Indiana has 11%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

The short version on getting to work from Jackson Township

Jackson Township is a place people come home to

There are 10 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 300 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Jackson Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓

Few Jackson Township workers work from home

Only 0% 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; with 243 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

Jackson Township on a workday afternoon

On a workday 243 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.

243live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night540
Workday300
540live here− 240head out to work+ 10come in to work= 300on a workday

About 300 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Jackson Township: about 34 minutes

A year of commuting
261 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Jackson Township34 min
Indiana24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Jackson Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Jackson Township gets to work
87%Drive alone
13%Carpool

Share of the 92 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.

The commute map

Where Jackson Township goes to work

North Judson: 9 residents work here (4%)Winamac: 7 residents work here (3%)Knox: 33 residents work here (14%)Porter: 5 residents work here (2%)Plymouth: 18 residents work here (7%)Warsaw: 7 residents work here (3%)Valparaiso: 9 residents work here (4%)La Porte: 12 residents work here (5%)PortageWashington TownshipWayne TownshipCalifornia Township: 9 residents work here (4%)Seward TownshipPrairie TownshipScipio TownshipSpringfield TownshipCenter TownshipDavis TownshipJackson TownshipOregon TownshipIndianapolis: 15 residents work here (6%)Bass LakeKnoxPlymouthIndianapolisLa PorteNorth JudsonValparaisoJackson Township
1
Knox6.6 mi away
14%33
2
Plymouth22.6 mi away
7%18
3
Indianapolis109.3 mi away
6%15
4
La Porte22.1 mi away
5%12
5
North Judson5.4 mi away
4%9
6
Valparaiso20.4 mi away
4%9
74%9
8
Winamac18.1 mi away
3%7
9
Warsaw46.9 mi away
3%7
10
Porter28.9 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
49%119
The top trips

Where Jackson Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Factories, building and farms: 70% of the jobs in Jackson Township

Jobs based in Jackson TownshipJobs Jackson Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms70%37%
Trade, transport & utilities30%18%
Services: health, schools, offices0%45%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less10%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%27%
Over $3,333 a month70%56%

Who does it

29 or younger30%26%
30 to 5430%48%
55 and older40%26%
−57%

Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 10. 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

Miles to work from Jackson Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miKnox: 14% · 6.6 miPlymouth: 7% · 22.6 miIndianapolis: 6% · 109.3 miLa Porte: 5% · 22.1 miNorth Judson: 4% · 5.4 miValparaiso: 4% · 20.4 miCalifornia Township: 4% · 7.6 miWinamac: 3% · 18.1 miWarsaw: 3% · 46.9 miPorter: 2% · 28.9 miKnox 14%Plymouth 7%Indianapolis 6%La Porte 5%North Judson 4%Jackson Township
Jackson TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi57 residents
27%10–24 mi65 residents
28%25–50 mi68 residents
22%Over 50 mi53 residents

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.

Next door

Jackson Township and the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Wayne Township27 min
Davis Township28 min
Center Township29 min
Jackson Township34 min
Prairie Township42 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownJackson Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Jackson Township–——34 min$45,313
Prairie Townshipunder 3%——42 min—
Center Townshipunder 3%CB−29 min$56,556
Davis Townshipunder 3%——28 min—
Wayne Townshipunder 3%C+C+27 min$60,250

Same-state neighbors only. Prairie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Davis Township: 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Jackson Township: questions

What is the median household income in Jackson Township?

$45,313 (±$20,613) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?

9.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Jackson Township?

34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Knox (14%, 7 mi), Plymouth (7%, 23 mi), Indianapolis (6%, 109 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.

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Beyond the commute

More of Jackson Township

Jackson Township home →

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.