Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Milltown has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 4% of workers, the job is at home; Indiana has 11%. 41 jobs are based in Milltown for 336 working residents. Hardly any work in Milltown itself; outside it, Jeffersonville draws the most (10%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Milltown in brief
Milltown is a place people come home to
There are 41 jobs based in Milltown, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Milltown has about 510 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Milltown workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Milltown’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Milltown is Jeffersonville, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (33) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. 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 336 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Milltown, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 336 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Milltown on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Milltown takes about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Milltown workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 340 commuters (the 4% 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 Milltown commutes less than 28 miles
About 24% 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.
Out of Milltown to work: where people go
Where Milltown clocks in
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.
What Milltown’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Milltown, 2013 → 2023: 65 → 41. 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 Milltown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Milltown and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Milltown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milltown | – | — | — | 39 min | $61,216 |
| Blue River Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 32 min | $64,250 |
| Whiskey Run Township | 4% | D | C | 43 min | $58,531 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Whiskey Run Township. Darker towns draw more of Milltown’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 Milltown: questions
What is the median household income in Milltown?
$61,216 (±$3,749) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Milltown?
17.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Milltown?
39 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Milltown work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jeffersonville (10%, 31 mi), Harrison Township (7%, 12 mi), New Albany (7%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Milltown without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Milltown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Milltown
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.