Photo: Chris Flook · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Nineveh Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Nineveh Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D. Nineveh Township has 553 jobs, and 1,836 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% stay in Nineveh Township for work; outside it, Indianapolis is the main destination (31%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Nineveh Township and work: the main findings
Nineveh Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
31% of Nineveh Township works in Indianapolis
568 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Indianapolis, 26 miles away. That’s 10 times as many as work in Nineveh Township itself. The commute map ↓
Nineveh Township is a place people come home to
There are 553 jobs based in Nineveh Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Nineveh Township has about 3,000 people in it, 30% 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.
Inside Nineveh Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Nineveh Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #86 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment is its strongest input (1.7%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 50% 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, Nineveh Township could be anywhere from B to A.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Nineveh Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nineveh Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,614 commuters (the 13% 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.
The towns that employ Nineveh Township’s residents
Where Nineveh Township clocks in
31% of workers
14% of workers
6% 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.
Nineveh Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,782 residents head out to work, 54 work right here, and 499 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Nineveh Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
In Nineveh Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nineveh Township, 2013 → 2023: 267 → 553. 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 Nineveh Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Nineveh Township
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 Nineveh Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Nineveh Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns, #547 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Nineveh 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 1,850 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). 0.4% of Nineveh Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Nineveh Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Nineveh Township places 676th of 4,039 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 90 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 99 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 132 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 674 | Calistoga CA | 4,954 | $85K | 5.6% | 0.0% | 26% | A− |
| 675 | Elk Ridge UT | 4,969 | $143K | 1.9% | 4.1% | 2% | A− |
| 676 | Nineveh Township IN | 4,289 | $91K | 4.8% | 1.7% | 3% | A− |
| 677 | Pleasant Township IN | 3,521 | $88K | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2% | A− |
| 678 | Clinton NY | 4,082 | $126K | 5.8% | 2.0% | 6% | A− |
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| 4,039 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Nineveh Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door to Nineveh Township
The biggest share goes to Hensley Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nineveh Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nineveh Township | – | A− | D | 31 min | $91,477 |
| Blue River Township | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 24 min | $62,436 |
| Hensley Township | 2% | B+ | B− | 28 min | $90,525 |
| Hamblen Township | under 2% | B | C− | 39 min | $87,159 |
| Prince's Lakes | under 2% | B | D | 38 min | $89,375 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 26 min | $82,608 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nineveh 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 Nineveh Township: questions
What is the median household income in Nineveh Township?
$91,477 (±$26,964) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nineveh Township?
4.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nineveh Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nineveh Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (31%, 26 mi), Franklin (14%, 7 mi), Greenwood (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Nineveh Township walkable?
Nineveh Township is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Nineveh Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nineveh Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nineveh 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.