Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWork means Fort Wayne for about two in five of Jefferson Township’s working residents
Only 5% work in Jefferson Township; the top destination outside it is Fort Wayne (44%, 11 miles). Jefferson Township grades B for jobs and income and D for walkability. A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes, where Indiana has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Jefferson Township: the gist
Jefferson Township is where the jobs are
Jefferson Township has 1,694 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
46% of the jobs in Jefferson Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Jefferson Township makes and builds things
36% of the jobs based in Jefferson Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Jefferson Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 30%. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Jefferson Township pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in Jefferson Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Jefferson Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Jefferson Township is better than 59% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Jefferson Township’s grade up (2.7%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.4%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jefferson Township could be anywhere from C− to A+.
Where Jefferson Township’s workforce comes from
Where Jefferson Township clocks in
15% of workers
3% 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.
Jefferson Township by day and by night
On a workday 979 residents head out to work, 48 work right here, and 1,646 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon, 31% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Factories, building and farms: 36% of the jobs in Jefferson Township
1,694 jobs are based in Jefferson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,433 → 1,694. 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 Jefferson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes each way, quicker than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jefferson Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 909 commuters (the 8% 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.
Where in the region Jefferson Township works
About 16% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Jefferson Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jefferson Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Jefferson 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 989 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). 0.7% of Jefferson Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Jefferson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,743rd of 5,404: where Jefferson Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 106 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 165 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,741 | Center Township OH | 2,892 | $89K | 5.6% | 4.9% | 4% | B |
| 1,742 | Pelican Bay TX | 2,729 | $71K | 10.3% | 5.9% | <1% | B |
| 1,743 | Jefferson Township IN | 2,140 | $75K | 12.4% | 2.7% | 5% | B |
| 1,744 | Jackson Township IN | 1,780 | $95K | 14.1% | 0.0% | 2% | B |
| 1,745 | Sturgis Township MI | 2,022 | $70K | 4.9% | 4.3% | 7% | B |
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| 5,404 | 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 Jefferson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
17% of Jefferson Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to New Haven (15%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | – | B | D | 22 min | $75,167 |
| Milan Township | 2% | A+ | D− | 28 min | $120,476 |
| Adams Township | under 1% | C | B+ | 25 min | $60,041 |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Madison Township | under 1% | B | D | 25 min | $84,167 |
| New Haven | 15% | B− | C+ | 23 min | $70,970 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jefferson Township?
$75,167 (±$28,323) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?
12.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jefferson Township work?
5% work in town.
Is Jefferson Township walkable?
Jefferson Township is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jefferson Township without a car?
0% 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 Jefferson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jefferson 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.