Fewer people are out of work in Miller Township (0.7%) than in 96% of U.S. towns
Only 3% work in Miller Township; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (17%, 20 miles). Miller Township grades A+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Measured by household income, Miller Township is ahead of 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Miller Township
Miller Township is a place people come home to
There are 456 jobs based in Miller Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Miller Township has about 5,900 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Miller Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
What’s behind Miller 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 68% 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, Miller Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Miller Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 4,512 residents head out to work, 162 work right here, and 294 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,900 people are in Miller Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.10 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.
Commuting from Miller Township: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Miller Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,851 commuters (the 12% 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.
Where Miller Township goes to work
Where Miller Township clocks in
17% 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.
What the 456 jobs in Miller Township are
456 jobs are based in Miller Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Miller Township, 2013 → 2023: 400 → 456. 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 Miller Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Miller 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.
Getting around Miller Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Miller Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #512 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Miller 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 5,523 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 Miller Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Miller Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
149th of 2,878: where Miller Township ranks among U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 110 | McCordsville IN | 13,094 | $111K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 147 | North Kensington MD | 8,954 | $135K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 148 | Crestwood MO | 12,207 | $107K | 5.5% | 1.6% | 2% | A+ |
| 149 | Miller Township IN | 10,161 | $113K | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 150 | Boxford MA | 8,520 | $201K | 3.1% | 3.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 151 | Evergreen CO | 8,602 | $150K | 3.3% | 1.1% | 8% | A+ |
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| 172 | Lakes of the Four Seasons IN | 7,402 | $122K | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 197 | Huntertown IN | 11,600 | $109K | 3.2% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | 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 Miller Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door to Miller Township
The biggest share goes to Greendale (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Miller Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Township | – | A+ | D | 29 min | $112,634 |
| York Township | under 2% | C | D− | 33 min | $70,588 |
| Lawrenceburg Township | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $72,665 |
| Greendale | 2% | A− | C | 26 min | $74,980 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | B | C | 28 min | $67,554 |
| Manchester Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 34 min | $96,772 |
| Logan Township | under 2% | A | D | 32 min | $118,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Miller 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 Miller Township: questions
What is the median household income in Miller Township?
$112,634 (±$12,624) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Miller Township?
3.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Miller Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Miller Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (17%, 20 mi), Lawrenceburg (8%, 6 mi), Harrison (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Miller Township walkable?
Miller Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Miller Township without a car?
<1% 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 Miller Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Miller 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.