Households in Jefferson Township earn more than those in 89% of U.S. towns
Only 6% work in Jefferson Township itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (25%, 32 miles). 0.7% of residents are in poverty, next to 12.3% for Indiana as a whole. The two grades for Jefferson Township are A for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Jefferson Township apart
Jobs & income in Jefferson Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Jefferson Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Jefferson Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Jefferson Township stays A.
Where in the region Jefferson Township works
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.
How a workday changes Jefferson Township
On a workday 649 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 345 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.56 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Out of Jefferson Township to work: where people go
Where Jefferson Township clocks in
25% of workers
15% of workers
4% 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 is a services town
388 jobs are based in Jefferson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2014 → 2024: 386 → 388. 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.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Jefferson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 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 704 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.
The commute in Jefferson Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jefferson Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 3.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 762 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). 0.0% of Jefferson Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Jefferson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100, Jefferson Township ranks 275th of 5,794 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 111 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 122 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 4% | A+ |
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| 273 | Sand Creek Township MN | 1,506 | $101K | 4.2% | 1.3% | 3% | A |
| 274 | Berkshire Lakes FL | 2,064 | $86K | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2% | A |
| 275 | Jefferson Township IN | 1,541 | $122K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 6% | A |
| 276 | Bridgewater Township MN | 1,836 | $121K | 4.5% | 2.9% | <1% | A |
| 277 | Greenville IN | 1,452 | $135K | 5.6% | 4.1% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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.
Jefferson Township and its neighbors: 18% work next door
The biggest share goes to Lebanon (15%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | – | A | C− | 22 min | $121,533 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 28 min | $75,729 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 22 min | $85,022 |
| Center Township | 3% | B | C+ | 23 min | $65,322 |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 2% | A | B | 27 min | $90,714 |
| Lebanon | 15% | B | C+ | 21 min | $65,154 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C | B− | 30 min | $48,688 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$121,533 (±$8,752) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?
0.7%, 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?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (25%, 32 mi), Lebanon (15%, 9 mi), Thorntown (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Jefferson Township walkable?
Jefferson Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jefferson Township without a car?
1% 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 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.