Fewer people are out of work in Laughery Township (1.6%) than in 89% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 74% of U.S. towns. Laughery Township grades C+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. About one in four stay in Laughery Township for work; outside it, Batesville is the main destination (42%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Laughery Township and work: the main findings
42% of Laughery Township works in Batesville
979 working residents, 42%, have their main job in Batesville, 3.8 miles away across the town line. That’s more than work in Laughery Township itself. The commute map ↓
Laughery Township is where the jobs are
Laughery Township has 3,530 jobs, 1.5 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Laughery Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Laughery Township fell from 5,036 in 2013 to 3,530 in 2023, −30%. 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 ↓
Laughery Township makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in Laughery Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Laughery Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Laughery Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Indiana. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Indiana worker, and quicker than any town next door (22 to 32 minutes). 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.
Income, poverty and work: Laughery Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Laughery Township is better than 44% of U.S. towns, #379 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Laughery Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (15.9%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Laughery Township could be anywhere from C to B.
Where the people who work in Laughery Township live
Where Laughery Township clocks in
42% 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.
In and out of Laughery Township on a workday
On a workday 1,765 residents head out to work, 586 work right here, and 2,944 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,300 people are in Laughery Township on a workday afternoon, 23% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
In Laughery Township, 38% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
3,530 jobs are based in Laughery Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Laughery Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,036 → 3,530. 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 Laughery Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Laughery Township: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Laughery Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,551 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Laughery Township
About 18% 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.
Few in Laughery Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Laughery Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns, #353 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 2,813 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). 6.1% of Laughery Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Laughery Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Laughery Township is 2,239th of 3,696 U.S. towns of 3,600 to 7,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 95 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 96 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 142 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,237 | Cold Spring MN | 4,329 | $72K | 9.8% | 5.3% | 19% | C+ |
| 2,238 | Kitty Hawk NC | 3,670 | $94K | 4.7% | 8.9% | 18% | C+ |
| 2,239 | Laughery Township IN | 5,160 | $60K | 15.9% | 1.6% | 25% | C+ |
| 2,240 | Summit Township PA | 4,308 | $59K | 7.6% | 5.0% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,241 | Meiners Oaks CA | 3,934 | $70K | 14.6% | 2.9% | 3% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,696 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Laughery Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Bordering towns draw 44% of Laughery Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Laughery Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughery Township | – | C+ | C+ | 19 min | $60,119 |
| Adams Township | 2% | B+ | C+ | 31 min | $69,312 |
| Ray Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 32 min | $90,481 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Batesville | 42% | C+ | B− | 27 min | $62,292 |
| Delaware Township | under 2% | C | D− | 27 min | $75,069 |
| Saltcreek Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 22 min | $111,090 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Batesville. Darker towns draw more of Laughery 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 Laughery Township: questions
What is the median household income in Laughery Township?
$60,119 (±$11,176) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Laughery Township?
15.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Laughery Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Laughery Township work?
25% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Batesville (42%, 4 mi), Greensburg (6%, 15 mi), Indianapolis (4%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Laughery Township walkable?
Laughery Township is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Laughery Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Laughery Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Laughery 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.