Clinton F. Hesler Farm · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHousehold incomes in Millcreek Township trail those of 89% of U.S. towns
18.4% of residents live below the poverty line; Indiana has 12.3%. Millcreek Township grades D− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 6% work in Millcreek Township itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (10%, 61 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Millcreek Township stands out on work
Millcreek Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Millcreek Township is Indianapolis, 61 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (53) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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; with 525 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Millcreek Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Millcreek Township is better than 4% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Millcreek Township’s grade.
Unemployment (2.4%) is left out: Millcreek 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, Millcreek Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
How far Millcreek Township goes to work
About 34% 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.
How a workday changes Millcreek Township
On a workday 494 residents head out to work, 31 work right here, and 143 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Millcreek Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.33 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.
Where people from Millcreek Township work
Where Millcreek Township clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
Millcreek Township makes things: 47% of its jobs are in goods
174 jobs are based in Millcreek Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Millcreek Township, 2013 → 2023: 234 → 174. 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 Millcreek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Millcreek Township’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Millcreek Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 500 commuters (the 5% 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.
Most of Millcreek Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Millcreek Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 524 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). 6.4% of Millcreek Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Millcreek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Millcreek Township compares with U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 8 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 104 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 114 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,384 | Rotan TX | 1,333 | $53K | 19.4% | 4.2% | 28% | D− |
| 5,385 | Adams WI | 1,803 | $43K | 25.7% | 5.6% | 14% | D− |
| 5,386 | Millcreek Township IN | 1,422 | $49K | 18.4% | 2.4% | 6% | D− |
| 5,387 | Buckeye Township MI | 1,416 | $53K | 21.0% | 8.4% | 1% | D− |
| 5,388 | Preston WI | 1,441 | $49K | 20.9% | 2.4% | 2% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Millcreek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Millcreek Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Millcreek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millcreek Township | – | D− | C− | 28 min | $48,605 |
| Fulton Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Wabash Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Van Buren Township | under 3% | C | B− | 25 min | $58,173 |
| Jackson Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fulton Township, Wabash Township, Jackson Township and Sugar Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Millcreek 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 Millcreek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Millcreek Township?
$48,605 (±$11,031) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Millcreek Township?
18.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Millcreek Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Millcreek Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (10%, 61 mi), Crawfordsville (7%, 19 mi), Danville (7%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Millcreek Township walkable?
Millcreek Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Millcreek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Millcreek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Millcreek 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.