Fewer people are out of work in Liberty Township (1.4%) than in 91% of U.S. towns
The trip to work takes 31 minutes on average, next to 24 for Indiana and 26 for the U.S. Liberty Township grades A for jobs and income and D for walkability. About one in ten work in Liberty Township itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (38%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Liberty Township apart on work
Jobs in Liberty Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Liberty Township went from 1,240 in 2013 to 3,422 in 2023, +176%. The jobs ↓
Liberty Township trades workers with the towns around it
Liberty Township has about as many jobs (3,422) as working residents (2,980), but they are mostly different people: 2,727 residents leave for work each day while 3,169 people come in. Only 7% of the jobs in Liberty Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Liberty Township and Indianapolis trade workers both ways
Indianapolis is the top workplace for Liberty Township residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in Liberty Township come from (33% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
47% of the jobs in Liberty Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 28% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Liberty Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Inside Liberty Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Liberty Township is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #71 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($82,171, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Liberty Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
What work there is in Liberty Township: 3,422 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Liberty Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,240 → 3,422. 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 Liberty Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Liberty Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 2,727 residents head out to work, 253 work right here, and 3,169 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 (1.15 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.
Where the trip to work from Liberty Township ends
Where Liberty Township clocks in
38% of workers
12% 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.
About 31 minutes each way for Liberty Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Liberty Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,717 commuters (the 11% 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 Liberty 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.
Few in Liberty Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Liberty Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns, #533 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 3,054 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). 3.9% of Liberty Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Liberty Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
549th of 3,349: where Liberty Township ranks among U.S. towns of 4,400 to 8,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 76 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 119 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 161 | New Whiteland IN | 5,937 | $90K | 3.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 547 | East Aurora NY | 5,949 | $104K | 3.0% | 4.0% | 16% | A |
| 548 | Kronenwetter WI | 8,413 | $115K | 6.7% | 1.2% | 3% | A |
| 549 | Liberty Township IN | 6,297 | $82K | 5.6% | 1.4% | 8% | A |
| 550 | Plattsmouth NE | 6,955 | $74K | 5.1% | 0.7% | 15% | A |
| 551 | Ottawa Hills OH | 4,782 | $168K | 3.3% | 5.7% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,349 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Liberty Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door is work for 15% of Liberty Township
The biggest share goes to Plainfield (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Liberty Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Township | – | A | D | 31 min | $82,171 |
| Guilford Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 23 min | $87,691 |
| Plainfield | 12% | A− | B | 23 min | $87,272 |
| Center Township | under 2% | A | C− | 28 min | $97,017 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | A | C− | 37 min | $101,573 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | A | D | 31 min | $99,792 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | A− | D | 29 min | $104,500 |
| Avon | 3% | A | C+ | 23 min | $98,486 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A | B− | 24 min | $100,090 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Liberty 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 Liberty Township: questions
What is the median household income in Liberty Township?
$82,171 (±$8,821) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Liberty Township?
5.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Liberty Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Liberty Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (38%, 21 mi), Plainfield (12%, 7 mi), Danville (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Liberty Township walkable?
Liberty Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Liberty Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Liberty Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Liberty 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.