Indianapolis draws about half of Lincoln Township’s working residents
For jobs and income Lincoln Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (C). Measured by household income, Lincoln Township is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns. About one in ten work in Lincoln Township itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (46%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lincoln Township, in a few figures
Nearly half of Lincoln Township works in Indianapolis
8,267 working residents, 46%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 13 miles away. That’s 5 times as many as work in Lincoln Township itself. The commute map ↓
Lincoln Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Lincoln Township went from 8,027 in 2013 to 11,061 in 2023, +38%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Lincoln Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 24% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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.
How Lincoln Township earns its Jobs & income grade
Unemployment is its strongest input (1.8%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.6%, U.S. 12.5%). 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, Lincoln Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where Lincoln Township goes to work
Where Lincoln Township clocks in
46% 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.
What Lincoln Township’s employers do
11,061 jobs are based in Lincoln Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lincoln Township, 2013 → 2023: 8,027 → 11,061. 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 Lincoln Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lincoln Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 16,249 residents head out to work, 1,876 work right here, and 9,185 people come in from elsewhere.
About 32,000 people are in Lincoln Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.61 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
From Lincoln Township, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lincoln Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15,808 commuters (the 17% 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.
Half of Lincoln Township commutes less than 12 miles
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.
Most trips from Lincoln Township start in a car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% 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 18,932 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). 2.5% of Lincoln Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lincoln Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,135 U.S. towns of 27,000 to 53,000, Lincoln Township comes 185th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
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| 29 | Zionsville IN | 33,624 | $172K | 3.1% | 2.8% | 9% | A+ |
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| 49 | Perry Township IN | 39,325 | $112K | 3.4% | 1.3% | 16% | A+ |
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| 172 | Brownsburg IN | 34,089 | $102K | 7.5% | 1.6% | 11% | A |
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| 183 | Sachse TX | 32,834 | $132K | 3.3% | 5.2% | 2% | A |
| 184 | Newtown CT | 28,183 | $155K | 4.5% | 3.7% | 14% | A |
| 185 | Lincoln Township IN | 39,284 | $103K | 7.6% | 1.8% | 10% | A |
| 186 | Wethersfield CT | 27,291 | $127K | 6.9% | 3.4% | 6% | A |
| 187 | El Dorado Hills CA | 51,026 | $165K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,135 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Lincoln Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
15% of Lincoln Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Brownsburg (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lincoln Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | – | A | C | 26 min | $103,086 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A | B− | 24 min | $100,090 |
| Avon | 4% | A | C+ | 23 min | $98,486 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 25 min | $140,108 |
| Brownsburg | 11% | A | C+ | 24 min | $102,235 |
| Middle Township | under 2% | A | D | 25 min | $125,065 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lincoln 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 Lincoln Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lincoln Township?
$103,086 (±$6,692) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lincoln Township?
7.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lincoln 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 Lincoln Township work?
10% work in town.
Is Lincoln Township walkable?
Lincoln Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lincoln Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lincoln Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lincoln 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.