Shakamak State Park Historic District · Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Lewis Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 37 jobs in Lewis Township for 440 working residents. For jobs and income Lewis Township is better than 53% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−). Only 1% work in Lewis Township; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (11%, 68 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Lewis Township, in brief
Lewis Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lewis Township is Indianapolis, 68 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (49) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Lewis Township is a place people come home to
There are 37 jobs based in Lewis Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lewis Township has about 930 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. 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; with 440 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Lewis Township’s grade
The poverty rate holds Lewis Township’s grade up (3.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 10% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (3.1%) is left out: Lewis Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Lewis Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Near or far: the trip to work from Lewis Township
About 34% 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.
Who works in Lewis Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 435 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 930 people are in Lewis Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
The towns that employ Lewis Township’s residents
Where Lewis Township clocks in
11% of workers
11% 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.
Making and building: 70% of jobs based in Lewis Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lewis Township, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 37. 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 Lewis Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes each way for Lewis Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lewis Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 319 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.
Few in Lewis Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lewis Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Lewis Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 332 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). 7.8% of Lewis Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lewis Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Lewis Township ranks: 1,683rd of 5,400 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 8 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 95 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 103 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,681 | Audubon Park NJ | 1,004 | $57K | 12.4% | 8.7% | 1% | B− |
| 1,682 | Milford UT | 1,401 | $82K | 2.3% | 2.3% | 34% | B− |
| 1,683 | Lewis Township IN | 1,333 | $82K | 3.9% | 3.1% | 1% | B− |
| 1,684 | Lewis NY | 1,239 | $82K | 3.2% | 2.1% | 4% | B− |
| 1,685 | Murphys Estates SC | 1,064 | $90K | 14.6% | 0.0% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Lewis Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door to Lewis Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lewis Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Township | – | B− | D− | 31 min | $81,964 |
| Harrison Township | under 3% | B− | C | 32 min | $72,500 |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | D | D | 39 min | $50,288 |
| Smith Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Perry Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Wright Township | under 3% | C− | B+ | 32 min | $54,444 |
| Pierson Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 26 min | $71,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Smith Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Perry Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lewis 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 Lewis Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lewis Township?
$81,964 (±$31,821) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lewis Township?
3.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lewis Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lewis Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (11%, 68 mi), Terre Haute (11%, 20 mi), Knightsville (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lewis Township walkable?
Lewis Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lewis Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lewis Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lewis 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.