Melody Hill has lower unemployment (1.5%) than 90% of U.S. towns
The average commute takes 21 minutes each way, where Indiana has 24 and the U.S. 26. Jobs and income earn Melody Hill A; getting around on foot earns it C−. Measured by household income, Melody Hill is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Melody Hill
More than half of Melody Hill works in Evansville
1,009 working residents, 56%, have their main job in Evansville, 2.8 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Melody Hill itself. The commute map ↓
Melody Hill is a place people come home to
There are 104 jobs based in Melody Hill, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Melody Hill has about 1,600 people in it, 52% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Melody Hill residents work close to home
69% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
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.
What’s behind Melody Hill’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Melody Hill is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #37 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($93,906, 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, Melody Hill could be anywhere from A− to A+.
56% of working residents work in Evansville
Where Melody Hill clocks in
56% 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.
Who commutes out of Melody Hill, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,791 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 101 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Melody Hill on a workday afternoon, 52% fewer than live here.
0.06 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 2024, primary jobs.
How far it is to work from Melody Hill
About 15% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Inside Melody Hill’s 104 jobs
104 jobs are based in Melody Hill.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Melody Hill, 2014 → 2024: 93 → 104. 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 Melody Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Melody Hill spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Melody Hill workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,604 commuters (the 10% 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.
Getting around Melody Hill: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Melody Hill is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns, #481 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Melody Hill 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 1,778 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 Melody Hill households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Melody Hill’s commuters take a bus or train.
328th of 4,453: where Melody Hill ranks among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 76 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 90 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 127 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 326 | Fairfax IA | 2,925 | $114K | 6.2% | 1.8% | 1% | A |
| 327 | Munsey Park NY | 2,787 | $250K | 2.0% | 6.2% | 2% | A |
| 328 | Melody Hill IN | 3,243 | $94K | 4.4% | 1.5% | <1% | A |
| 329 | New Hope PA | 2,629 | $175K | 4.2% | 4.0% | 14% | A |
| 330 | Briarcliff TX | 2,361 | $141K | 3.6% | 1.8% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Melody Hill, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Melody Hill and its neighbors: 56% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Melody Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melody Hill | – | A | C− | 21 min | $93,906 |
| Evansville | 56% | C | A− | 18 min | $53,387 |
| Knight Township | under 1% | C+ | A− | 19 min | $58,227 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Evansville. Darker towns draw more of Melody Hill’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 Melody Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Melody Hill?
$93,906 (±$4,871) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Melody Hill?
4.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Melody Hill?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Melody Hill work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Evansville (56%, 3 mi), Patoka Township (4%, 23 mi), Center Township (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Melody Hill walkable?
Melody Hill is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Melody Hill without a car?
<1% 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 Melody Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Melody Hill
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.