Most of Nevins Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Nevins Township for work; outside it, Terre Haute is the main destination (43%, 10 miles). There are 85 jobs in Nevins Township; 682 of its residents have a job. Nevins Township grades C− 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
What the numbers say about work in Nevins Township
Nevins Township and Terre Haute trade workers both ways
Terre Haute is the top workplace for Nevins Township residents (43%) and also where the most people who work in Nevins Township come from (34% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Nevins Township is a place people come home to
There are 85 jobs based in Nevins Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Nevins Township has about 1,200 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. 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; with 682 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Nevins Township
On income, poverty and job access, Nevins Township is better than 24% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Nevins Township’s grade.
Unemployment (9.6%) is left out: Nevins Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Nevins Township could be anywhere from D− to B+.
Where Nevins Township’s working residents head each day
Where Nevins Township clocks in
43% 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.
Nevins Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 677 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Nevins Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 76% of the jobs in Nevins Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nevins Township, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 85. 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 Nevins Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Nevins Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nevins Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 753 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.
Where in the region Nevins Township works
About 23% 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.
Most of Nevins Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Nevins Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 3.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 791 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.9% of Nevins Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Nevins Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500, Nevins Township ranks 3,828th of 5,656 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 117 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 167 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,826 | Bertram TX | 2,142 | $63K | 19.7% | 2.7% | 2% | C− |
| 3,827 | Huntington UT | 1,986 | $77K | 12.0% | 7.8% | 11% | C− |
| 3,828 | Nevins Township IN | 1,825 | $66K | 13.0% | 9.6% | 1% | C− |
| 3,829 | Kline Township PA | 1,482 | $53K | 16.0% | 5.7% | 1% | C− |
| 3,830 | Ransom Township PA | 1,495 | $60K | 22.4% | 14.0% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Nevins Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Nevins Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Otter Creek Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nevins Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevins Township | – | C− | D | 20 min | $66,131 |
| Otter Creek Township | 3% | B− | D | 21 min | $71,732 |
| Dick Johnson Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 32 min | $63,295 |
| Lost Creek Township | under 2% | B | B | 19 min | $67,471 |
| Posey Township | under 2% | B | C− | 23 min | $93,664 |
| Florida Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 29 min | $53,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nevins 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 Nevins Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nevins Township?
$66,131 (±$29,050) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nevins Township?
13.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nevins Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nevins Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Terre Haute (43%, 10 mi), Indianapolis (7%, 60 mi), Van Buren Township (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Nevins Township walkable?
Nevins Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Nevins Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nevins Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nevins 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.