With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Leopold Township works elsewhere
Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26. There are 53 jobs in Leopold Township, and 257 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 4% of workers, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Leopold Township at work: what stands out
Leopold Township is a place people come home to
There are 53 jobs based in Leopold Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Leopold Township has about 520 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Leopold Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 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 257 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Leopold Township by day
On a workday 253 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Leopold 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.
About 29 minutes to work from Leopold Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leopold Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 299 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.
14% of working residents work in Oil Township
Where Leopold Township clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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 Leopold Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leopold Township, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 53. 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 Leopold Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Leopold Township
About 27% 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.
Next door is work for 14% of Leopold Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leopold Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopold Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $74,107 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Oil Township | 14% | B | D− | 35 min | $92,946 |
| Anderson Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 19 min | $90,208 |
| Clark Township | under 2% | C− | C | 25 min | $63,684 |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Oil Township. Darker towns draw more of Leopold 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 Leopold Township: questions
What is the median household income in Leopold Township?
$74,107 (±$12,853) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leopold Township?
4.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leopold Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leopold Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oil Township (14%, 6 mi), Tell City (10%, 13 mi), Jasper (9%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Leopold Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leopold Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leopold 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.