Unemployment in Lake Township (1.2%) is lower than in 93% of U.S. towns
Only 3% stay in Lake Township for work; outside it, Fort Wayne is the main destination (54%, 8 miles). For jobs and income Lake Township is better than 93% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (C+). Below the poverty line: 2.6% of residents (Indiana 12.3%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lake Township, in a few figures
More than half of Lake Township works in Fort Wayne
766 working residents, 54%, have their main job in Fort Wayne, 7.8 miles away. That’s 18 times as many as work in Lake Township itself. The commute map ↓
Lake Township is a place people come home to
There are 219 jobs based in Lake Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lake Township has about 1,700 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Lake Township residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Lake Township: the grade in detail
The poverty rate is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($86,818, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lake Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where people from Lake Township work
Where Lake Township clocks in
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.
Lake Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,379 residents head out to work, 46 work right here, and 173 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.15 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.
How far Lake Township’s workers travel
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.
A place that makes things: 37% of Lake Township’s jobs are in goods
219 jobs are based in Lake Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 224 → 219. 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 Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,353 commuters (the 7% 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.
In Lake Township, most people drive to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,450 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). 2.0% of Lake Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lake Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Lake Township is 286th among 4,882 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 76 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 129 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 198 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 284 | Edgewood FL | 2,845 | $81K | 5.0% | 1.2% | 2% | A |
| 285 | Germantown Hills IL | 3,436 | $147K | 5.4% | 2.1% | 3% | A |
| 286 | Lake Township IN | 2,917 | $87K | 2.6% | 1.2% | 3% | A |
| 287 | Brockway Township MN | 3,016 | $116K | 2.8% | 1.1% | 2% | A |
| 288 | Hampton Falls NH | 2,379 | $166K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Lake Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns around Lake Township
The biggest share goes to Union Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Township | – | A | C+ | 20 min | $86,818 |
| Union Township | 4% | B | D− | 22 min | $78,125 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B | A− | 21 min | $67,489 |
| Aboite Township | 3% | A | B− | 23 min | $108,350 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake 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 Lake Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Township?
$86,818 (±$18,988) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Township?
2.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (54%, 8 mi), Union Township (4%, 6 mi), Indianapolis (3%, 105 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lake Township walkable?
Lake Township is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lake Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake 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.