Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Jackson Township trail those of 76% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in Jackson Township; the top destination outside it is Richmond (23%, 15 miles). Below the poverty line: 13.9% of residents; Indiana has 12.3%. The two grades for Jackson Township are C for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Jackson Township: the gist
Jackson Township trades workers with the towns around it
Jackson Township has about as many jobs (1,726) as working residents (1,736), but they are mostly different people: 1,501 residents leave for work each day while 1,491 people come in. Only 14% of the jobs in Jackson Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Jackson Township makes and builds things
48% of the jobs based in Jackson Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Jackson Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 27%. The jobs ↓
Jackson Township and Richmond trade workers both ways
Richmond is the top workplace for Jackson Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Jackson Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Jackson Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Jackson Township went from 1,202 in 2013 to 1,726 in 2023, +44%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why Jackson Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jackson Township is better than 32% of U.S. towns, #461 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Jackson Township’s grade up (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($58,984, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jackson Township could be anywhere from C− to B−.
The daily flow of workers through Jackson Township
On a workday 1,501 residents head out to work, 235 work right here, and 1,491 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.99 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods, not services: 48% of the jobs in Jackson Township
1,726 jobs are based in Jackson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,202 → 1,726. 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.
The places Jackson Township commutes to
Where Jackson Township clocks in
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.
The daily trip from Jackson Township: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 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 1,762 commuters (the 6% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Jackson Township
About 23% 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.
The commute in Jackson Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jackson Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns, #377 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 1,884 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). 4.0% 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.
2,796th of 3,962: where Jackson Township ranks among U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 88 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 97 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 135 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 2,794 | Cedar Grove FL | 3,802 | $75K | 17.5% | 6.3% | 3% | C |
| 2,795 | Russell KS | 4,286 | $57K | 17.8% | 0.4% | 51% | C |
| 2,796 | Jackson Township IN | 4,252 | $59K | 13.9% | 3.8% | 14% | C |
| 2,797 | Center Township IN | 3,262 | $75K | 8.2% | 7.3% | 5% | C |
| 2,798 | Newton Township OH | 5,225 | $68K | 8.7% | 6.9% | 5% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,962 | 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.
Jackson Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | C | C | 24 min | $58,984 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Dudley Township | under 2% | B | D | 32 min | $83,594 |
| Washington Township | 3% | C+ | D | 29 min | $81,974 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B− | C | 26 min | $61,212 |
| Posey Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison Township and Posey 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?
$58,984 (±$5,675) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
13.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richmond (23%, 15 mi), Indianapolis (8%, 52 mi), Cambridge City (6%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jackson Township walkable?
Jackson Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 1% 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), 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.