Kelso Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Household incomes here are higher than in 75% of U.S. towns. There are 543 jobs in Kelso Township, against 1,239 working residents. Jobs and income earn Kelso Township A−; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Kelso Township, in a few figures
Kelso Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Kelso Township is Cincinnati, OH, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (167) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Kelso Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 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.
What’s behind Kelso Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Kelso Township is better than 85% of U.S. towns, #76 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment is its strongest input (2.3%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 61% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kelso Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
How far Kelso Township goes to work
About 17% 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.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Kelso Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kelso Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,093 commuters (the 12% 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.
Who leaves Kelso Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,158 residents head out to work, 81 work right here, and 462 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Kelso Township on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
13% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Kelso Township clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
The kinds of work in Kelso Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kelso Township, 2013 → 2023: 471 → 543. 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 Kelso Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Kelso Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kelso Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #440 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,237 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). 1.1% of Kelso Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Kelso Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Kelso Township ranks: 531st of 4,868 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 61 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 172 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 529 | Alpha NJ | 2,362 | $90K | 5.8% | 2.4% | 6% | A− |
| 530 | Chaplin CT | 2,187 | $98K | 5.4% | 1.4% | 6% | A− |
| 531 | Kelso Township IN | 2,521 | $98K | 5.2% | 2.3% | 7% | A− |
| 532 | Burns Harbor IN | 2,146 | $99K | 11.5% | 0.0% | 2% | A− |
| 533 | Marriott-Slaterville UT | 2,286 | $102K | 6.5% | 2.6% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Kelso Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Kelso Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to St. Leon (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kelso Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso Township | – | A− | C− | 30 min | $97,721 |
| York Township | under 2% | C | D− | 33 min | $70,588 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | A | D− | 35 min | $101,406 |
| Logan Township | under 2% | A | D | 32 min | $118,750 |
| St. Leon | 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Highland Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 38 min | $94,084 |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Leon: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kelso 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 Kelso Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kelso Township?
$97,721 (±$9,968) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kelso Township?
5.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kelso Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kelso Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (13%, 26 mi), Batesville (8%, 14 mi), Harrison (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kelso Township walkable?
Kelso Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kelso Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kelso Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kelso 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.