With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of North Township works elsewhere
For jobs and income North Township is better than 61% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (C+). There are 459 jobs in North Township for 1,726 working residents. Only 5% work in North Township; the top destination outside it is Plymouth (17%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from North Township, in brief
North Township makes and builds things
50% of the jobs based in North Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs North Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 40%. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in North Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in North Township fell from 715 in 2013 to 459 in 2023, −36%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
North Township is a place people come home to
There are 459 jobs based in North Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday North Township has about 2,800 people in it, 31% 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 North Township’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds North Township’s grade up (2.3%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($73,125, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
North Township makes things: 50% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Township, 2013 → 2023: 715 → 459. 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 North Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in North Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,640 residents head out to work, 86 work right here, and 373 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in North Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Commuting out of North Township: the destinations
Where North Township clocks in
12% 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.
About 21 minutes to work from North Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,707 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from North Township
About 16% 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.
Few in North Township walk, bike or ride to work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,782 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). 1.6% of North Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
North Township next to U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400: 1,652nd of 4,177 on jobs and income
| # | 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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| 84 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 95 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 136 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 1,650 | Gloucester Courthouse VA | 3,336 | $75K | 8.3% | 1.3% | 12% | B |
| 1,651 | New Richmond OH | 2,842 | $81K | 11.5% | 2.9% | 4% | B |
| 1,652 | North Township IN | 4,030 | $73K | 9.4% | 2.3% | 5% | B |
| 1,653 | Sherlock Township KS | 2,907 | $85K | 9.5% | 2.6% | 19% | B |
| 1,654 | Jackson Township OH | 3,680 | $73K | 11.2% | 0.2% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,177 | 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 North Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Work in the towns next to North Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Township | – | B | C+ | 21 min | $73,125 |
| Union Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 30 min | $76,636 |
| Center Township | under 3% | B− | B− | 22 min | $67,867 |
| Polk Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 26 min | $75,827 |
| German Township | under 3% | B | B+ | 20 min | $79,175 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North 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 North Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Township?
$73,125 (±$15,067) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Township?
9.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Plymouth (17%, 5 mi), South Bend (12%, 18 mi), Bremen (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Township walkable?
North Township is more walkable than 37% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North 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.