Households in Middle Township have higher incomes than those in 90% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in Middle Township; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (41%, 18 miles). The poverty rate is 4.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana. Middle Township grades A for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Middle Township stands out on work
Middle Township makes and builds things
58% of the jobs based in Middle Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Middle Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 19%. The jobs ↓
41% of Middle Township works in Indianapolis
1,524 working residents, 41%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 18 miles away. That’s 10 times as many as work in Middle Township itself. The commute map ↓
Middle Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Middle Township went from 946 in 2013 to 1,381 in 2023, +46%. The jobs ↓
Middle Township empties out on a workday
About 5,300 people are in Middle Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 7,700 who live here: 3,600 head out to work and 1,200 come in. Day and night ↓
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 the Jobs & income grade adds up in Middle Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Middle Township is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #26 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Middle Township’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Middle Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Middle Township makes things: 58% of its jobs are in goods
1,381 jobs are based in Middle Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middle Township, 2013 → 2023: 946 → 1,381. 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 Middle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Middle Township goes to work
Where Middle Township clocks in
41% 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.
Who commutes out of Middle Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 3,599 residents head out to work, 160 work right here, and 1,221 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,300 people are in Middle Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.37 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.
Getting to work from Middle Township takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middle Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,157 commuters (the 14% 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 Middle Township commutes less than 15 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.
In Middle Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Middle Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #517 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Middle 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 3,683 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). 0.8% of Middle Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Middle Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Middle Township is 233rd among 3,051 U.S. towns of 5,400 to 10,400
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 77 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 120 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 157 | Miller Township IN | 10,161 | $113K | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 231 | Richmond Heights MO | 9,093 | $94K | 5.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A |
| 232 | Washington Township IL | 6,498 | $102K | 3.0% | 1.6% | 14% | A |
| 233 | Middle Township IN | 7,718 | $125K | 4.2% | 2.4% | 4% | A |
| 234 | East Earl Township PA | 6,785 | $102K | 3.6% | 1.5% | 15% | A |
| 235 | Indiana Township PA | 7,420 | $115K | 4.7% | 2.4% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,051 | 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 Middle Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door is work for 11% of Middle Township
The biggest share goes to Brownsburg (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Township | – | A | D | 25 min | $125,065 |
| Brown Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 25 min | $140,108 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Brownsburg | 8% | A | C+ | 24 min | $102,235 |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | A | C | 26 min | $103,086 |
| Center Township | under 2% | A | C− | 28 min | $97,017 |
| Union Township | under 2% | A− | D | 34 min | $89,153 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A | B− | 24 min | $100,090 |
| Avon | 3% | A | C+ | 23 min | $98,486 |
Same-state neighbors only. Harrison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Middle 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 Middle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Middle Township?
$125,065 (±$6,083) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middle Township?
4.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middle Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Middle Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (41%, 18 mi), Brownsburg (8%, 5 mi), Carmel (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Middle Township walkable?
Middle Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Middle 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 Middle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middle 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.