North Township has higher unemployment (6.4%) than 78% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn North Township C+; getting around on foot earns it A−. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 5.7 in Indianapolis. About one in three work in North Township; the top destination outside it is Hammond (14%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in North Township
Inside North Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, North Township is better than 38% of U.S. towns, #425 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds North Township’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (17.1%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Township could be anywhere from C to C+.
The daily flow of workers through North Township
On a workday 39,527 residents head out to work, 19,030 work right here, and 46,682 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.12 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where North Township’s working residents head each day
Where North Township clocks in
14% of workers
12% 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 North Township’s employers do
65,712 jobs are based in North Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Township, 2013 → 2023: 71,595 → 65,712. 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.
Each way, about 26 minutes from North Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 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 63,805 commuters (the 8% 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.
How many miles North Township commutes
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.
In North Township, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Township is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns, #40 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place North 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 69,254 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 6% 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 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 49% 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). 8.6% of North Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of North Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
North Township is 167th of 225 U.S. towns of 107,000 to 206,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearland TX | 129,930 | $119K | 4.1% | 3.3% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Smithtown NY | 116,847 | $153K | 4.2% | 3.9% | 16% | A |
| 3 | Berkeley CA | 121,911 | $108K | 17.3% | 5.6% | 21% | A |
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| 57 | Washington Township IN | 140,572 | $77K | 9.1% | 3.3% | 18% | B+ |
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| 97 | Perry Township IN | 123,439 | $67K | 12.8% | 2.9% | 11% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 121 | Lawrence Township IN | 124,509 | $72K | 12.3% | 5.0% | 14% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 165 | Palm Coast FL | 109,886 | $77K | 10.6% | 4.5% | 17% | C+ |
| 166 | Norman OK | 130,943 | $68K | 16.8% | 5.7% | 31% | C+ |
| 167 | North Township IN | 152,714 | $62K | 17.1% | 6.4% | 32% | C+ |
| 168 | Wayne Township IN | 150,959 | $57K | 18.5% | 5.3% | 15% | C+ |
| 169 | Spring Hill FL | 119,983 | $68K | 11.8% | 5.5% | 15% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 225 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 53% | 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.
The towns next door employ 48% of North Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Township | – | C+ | A− | 26 min | $61,798 |
| East Chicago | 6% | C− | A− | 21 min | $42,125 |
| Whiting | under 3% | C+ | A | 31 min | $71,708 |
| Hammond | 14% | C | A− | 26 min | $55,504 |
| Calumet Township | under 3% | C− | B | 27 min | $46,882 |
| Gary | 4% | C− | B | 26 min | $38,731 |
| Highland | 5% | B | A− | 26 min | $78,062 |
| Griffith | under 3% | A− | B− | 28 min | $76,636 |
| Munster | 7% | A− | A | 28 min | $110,187 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hammond. 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?
$61,798 (±$2,371) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Township?
17.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Township work?
32% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hammond (14%, 2 mi), Chicago (12%, 19 mi), Munster (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Township walkable?
North Township is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.2 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.