Photo: ONUnicorn · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means Indianapolis for more than half of Lawrence Township’s working residents
The two grades for Lawrence Township are B− for jobs and income and B for walkability. About one in seven work in Lawrence Township; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (57%, 10 miles). Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average; the Indiana average is 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Lawrence Township
Lawrence Township trades workers with the towns around it
Lawrence Township has about as many jobs (59,409) as working residents (53,698), but they are mostly different people: 46,317 residents leave for work each day while 52,028 people come in. Only 12% of the jobs in Lawrence Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
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.
The four measures behind Lawrence Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lawrence Township is better than 55% of U.S. towns, #286 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Lawrence Township’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (12.3%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lawrence Township could be anywhere from B− to B+.
How many people are in Lawrence Township by day
On a workday 46,317 residents head out to work, 7,381 work right here, and 52,028 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 (1.11 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Lawrence Township: the destinations
Where Lawrence Township clocks in
57% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Inside Lawrence Township’s 59,409 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lawrence Township, 2013 → 2023: 53,175 → 59,409. 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 Lawrence Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Lawrence Township: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lawrence Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 52,181 commuters (the 16% 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 Lawrence Township
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.
Lawrence Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lawrence Township is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns, #156 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% 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 62,198 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 37% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 15% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 69% 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). 7.3% of Lawrence Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Lawrence Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Lawrence Township is 183rd of 324 U.S. towns of 87,000 to 168,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 3 | Clay Township IN | 104,932 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Fishers IN | 104,812 | $130K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 14% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 181 | Champaign IL | 91,195 | $56K | 25.9% | 4.8% | 45% | B |
| 182 | Champaign City Township IL | 91,195 | $56K | 25.9% | 4.8% | 45% | B |
| 183 | Lawrence Township IN | 124,509 | $72K | 12.3% | 5.0% | 14% | B− |
| 184 | Rancho Cordova CA | 87,554 | $90K | 12.2% | 7.3% | 15% | B− |
| 185 | Mesquite TX | 150,693 | $73K | 13.4% | 5.4% | 12% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 324 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 53% | 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 Lawrence Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
67% of Lawrence Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lawrence Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Township | – | B− | B | 26 min | $72,081 |
| Indianapolis | 57% | B− | A− | 25 min | $66,307 |
| Vernon Township | under 1% | A+ | B | 29 min | $108,370 |
| McCordsville | under 1% | A+ | B | 32 min | $110,692 |
| Washington Township | under 1% | B+ | A− | 23 min | $77,416 |
| Fishers | 5% | A+ | B− | 27 min | $130,203 |
| Warren Township | under 1% | C | A− | 25 min | $58,962 |
| Fall Creek Township | under 1% | A+ | B− | 28 min | $146,226 |
| Buck Creek Township | under 1% | A | C− | 29 min | $111,224 |
| Lawrence | 5% | B+ | B− | 25 min | $74,022 |
| Delaware Township | under 1% | A | B | 24 min | $102,471 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Indianapolis. Darker towns draw more of Lawrence 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 Lawrence Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lawrence Township?
$72,081 (±$3,511) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lawrence Township?
12.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lawrence Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lawrence Township work?
14% work in town.
Is Lawrence Township walkable?
Lawrence Township is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 9.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lawrence Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 15% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lawrence Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lawrence 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.