With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Marion Township works elsewhere
Employers in Marion Township report 118 jobs, against 592 working residents. For jobs and income Marion Township is better than 88% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−). Only 2% work in Marion Township itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (30%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Marion Township apart
Marion Township is a place people come home to
There are 118 jobs based in Marion Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Marion Township has about 790 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
30% of Marion Township works in Indianapolis
176 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 25 miles away. That’s 15 times as many as work in Marion Township itself. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 592 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Marion Township: the grade in detail
The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.5%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($91,250, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (2.4%) is left out: Marion 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, Marion Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
How a workday changes Marion Township
On a workday 583 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 109 people come in from elsewhere.
About 790 people are in Marion Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Marion Township commutes to
Where Marion Township clocks in
30% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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 Marion Township: what the 118 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marion Township, 2014 → 2024: 197 → 118. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Marion Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Marion Township, about 23 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marion Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 532 commuters (the 7% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Marion Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Few in Marion Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Marion Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Marion 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 569 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). 0.0% of Marion Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Marion Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Marion Township is 269th among 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | 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% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 85 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 93 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 267 | Aztalan WI | 1,373 | $105K | 4.8% | 1.4% | <1% | A |
| 268 | Curtice OH | 1,535 | $104K | 3.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| 269 | Marion Township IN | 1,260 | $91K | 3.5% | 2.4% | 2% | A |
| 270 | West Pasco WA | 1,122 | $120K | 5.0% | 5.3% | <1% | A |
| 271 | Mantorville MN | 1,106 | $110K | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Marion Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns around Marion Township
The biggest share goes to Sheridan (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marion Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Township | – | A | D− | 23 min | $91,250 |
| Clinton Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Kirklin Township | under 3% | C | D | 31 min | $58,403 |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Zionsville | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 23 min | $172,024 |
| Sheridan | 3% | B | C+ | 27 min | $66,534 |
| Center Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 23 min | $65,322 |
Same-state neighbors only. Clinton Township: not graded. Sugar Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marion 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 2024, 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 Marion Township: questions
What is the median household income in Marion Township?
$91,250 (±$37,296) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marion Township?
3.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marion Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marion Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (30%, 25 mi), Lebanon (10%, 11 mi), Carmel (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Marion Township walkable?
Marion Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Marion 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 Marion Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marion Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.