Unemployment in Logan Township (1.3%) is lower than in 92% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 20% of workers; Indiana has 11%. For jobs and income Logan Township is better than 91% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (D). Household incomes here are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Logan Township, in a few figures
Logan Township is a place people come home to
There are 173 jobs based in Logan Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Logan Township has about 2,300 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Logan Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Logan Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Logan Township is Cincinnati, OH, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (288) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Logan Township
20% of Logan Township workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. 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.
Inside Logan Township’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 64% of U.S. towns). 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, Logan Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Logan Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,804 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 148 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.09 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.
About 32 minutes to work from Logan Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Logan Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,513 commuters (the 20% 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.
Miles to work from Logan Township
About 20% 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.
16% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Logan Township clocks in
16% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Logan Township: what the 173 are
173 jobs are based in Logan Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Logan Township, 2013 → 2023: 126 → 173. 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 Logan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Logan Township is mostly behind the wheel
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,886 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). 0.6% of Logan Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Logan Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Logan Township ranks: 353rd of 4,084 U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 81 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 92 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 130 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 351 | Westport WI | 4,249 | $84K | 4.2% | 0.8% | 1% | A |
| 352 | Niwot CO | 3,447 | $146K | 2.2% | 4.1% | 8% | A |
| 353 | Logan Township IN | 3,943 | $119K | 6.0% | 1.3% | 1% | A |
| 354 | St. James MD | 4,824 | $97K | 4.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A |
| 355 | Middletown MD | 5,056 | $173K | 1.1% | 4.0% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,084 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Logan Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Logan Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Harrison Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Logan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Township | – | A | D | 32 min | $118,750 |
| Harrison Township | 2% | B | C | 28 min | $67,554 |
| Kelso Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 30 min | $97,721 |
| Miller Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 29 min | $112,634 |
| Whitewater Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 41 min | $87,308 |
| St. Leon | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. St. Leon: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Logan 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 Logan Township: questions
What is the median household income in Logan Township?
$118,750 (±$20,366) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Logan Township?
6.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Logan Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Logan Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (16%, 23 mi), Harrison (6%, 6 mi), Indianapolis (4%, 75 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Logan Township walkable?
Logan Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Logan Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Logan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Logan 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.