Photo: Nyttend · Public domainJobs and earnings in Jefferson Township, and the trip to work
Only 3% stay in Jefferson Township for work; outside it, Fort Wayne is the main destination (16%, 24 miles). For jobs and income Jefferson Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (C−). Working residents average 25 minutes each way, 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
Jefferson Township at work: what stands out
Jefferson Township makes and builds things
61% 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 42%. The jobs ↓
Jefferson Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Jefferson Township is Fort Wayne, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (107) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Jefferson Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Jefferson Township fell from 995 in 2014 to 515 in 2024, −48%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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; with 657 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Jefferson Township earns its Jobs & income grade
The poverty rate holds Jefferson Township’s grade up (4.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 49% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (8.3%) is left out: Jefferson 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, Jefferson Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Making and building: 61% of jobs based in Jefferson Township
515 jobs are based in Jefferson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2014 → 2024: 995 → 515. 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Jefferson 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.
Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 639 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 497 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 (0.78 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Jefferson Township: the destinations
Where Jefferson Township clocks in
16% of workers
9% 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.
How long Jefferson Township spends getting to work: 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 Jefferson Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 651 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.
Most trips from Jefferson Township start in a car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 3.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 718 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%). 0% of Jefferson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
970th of 5,794: where Jefferson Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | 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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| 968 | Marion Township IN | 1,719 | $89K | 4.4% | 1.6% | 1% | B+ |
| 969 | Washington Township IN | 1,490 | $101K | 3.6% | 0.3% | 3% | B+ |
| 970 | Jefferson Township IN | 1,573 | $82K | 4.1% | 8.3% | 3% | B+ |
| 971 | North DeLand FL | 1,102 | $67K | 4.3% | 4.1% | <1% | B+ |
| 972 | Logan IA | 1,352 | $85K | 4.6% | 1.1% | 14% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 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.
The towns around Jefferson Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | – | B+ | C− | 25 min | $82,396 |
| Allen Township | under 2% | A− | D | 24 min | $78,359 |
| Orange Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 24 min | $66,010 |
| Albion Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| York Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 25 min | $80,972 |
| Green Township | under 2% | A | D | 28 min | $89,792 |
Same-state neighbors only. Albion Township: 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?
$82,396 (±$31,058) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?
4.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson 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 Jefferson Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (16%, 24 mi), Albion (16%, 3 mi), Kendallville (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Jefferson Township walkable?
Jefferson Township is more walkable than 19% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jefferson 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 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.