Household incomes in Jefferson Township are lower than in 91% of U.S. towns
Hardly any work in Jefferson Township; the top destination outside it is Berne (21%, 6 miles). Below the poverty line: 23.0% of residents, next to 12.3% across Indiana. The two grades for Jefferson Township are D− 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
Where Jefferson Township stands out on work
Jefferson Township is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Jefferson Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jefferson Township has about 1,000 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Jefferson Township and Berne trade workers both ways
Berne is the top workplace for Jefferson Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Jefferson Township come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Jefferson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 389 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jefferson Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty and job access, Jefferson Township is better than 4% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Jefferson Township’s grade.
Unemployment (0.0%) 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 D− to B−.
Jefferson Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 388 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.07 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Jefferson Township work
Where Jefferson Township clocks in
21% 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.
About 32 minutes to work from Jefferson Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 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 369 commuters (the 4% 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.
Goods, not services: 90% of the jobs in Jefferson Township
29 jobs are based in Jefferson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson Township, 2013 → 2023: 47 → 29. 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 Jefferson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Jefferson Township, by distance
About 28% 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.
Most of Jefferson Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Jefferson Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 2.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 383 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). 32.4% 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.
Where Jefferson Township sits among U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 8 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 104 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 114 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 5,407 | Belington WV | 1,809 | $49K | 25.2% | 5.7% | 14% | D− |
| 5,408 | Phillips Township IL | 1,049 | $54K | 21.6% | 1.1% | 2% | D− |
| 5,409 | Jefferson Township IN | 1,409 | $47K | 23.0% | 0.0% | <1% | D− |
| 5,410 | Richmond Township OH | 1,005 | $56K | 30.0% | 3.2% | <1% | D− |
| 5,411 | Tuscarora Township PA | 1,135 | $52K | 18.2% | 1.0% | 3% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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.
How Jefferson Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jefferson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Township | – | D− | C | 32 min | $46,645 |
| Wabash Township | under 2% | C+ | B | 27 min | $61,250 |
| Wabash Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Blue Creek Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 45 min | $59,330 |
Same-state neighbors only. Wabash 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 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 Jefferson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jefferson Township?
$46,645 (±$28,004) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?
23.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jefferson Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Berne (21%, 6 mi), Monroe Township (7%, 8 mi), Geneva (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jefferson Township walkable?
Jefferson Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 2.8 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jefferson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 32% 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), 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.