Oak Grove Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Household incomes here are lower than in 81% of U.S. towns. There are 174 jobs in Oak Grove Township; 687 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Oak Grove Township is better than 21% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Oak Grove Township and work: the main findings
Oak Grove Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Oak Grove Township is Lafayette, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 25% of working residents (171) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Oak Grove Township is a place people come home to
There are 174 jobs based in Oak Grove Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oak Grove Township has about 1,100 people in it, 32% 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 687 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Oak Grove Township’s grade
The poverty rate holds Oak Grove Township’s grade up (12.0%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($55,417, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (4.6%) is left out: Oak Grove 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, Oak Grove Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
The commute from Oak Grove Township, by distance
About 27% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Oak Grove Township
On a workday 672 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 159 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Oak Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
25% of working residents work in Lafayette
Where Oak Grove Township clocks in
13% 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.
Oak Grove Township works in goods: 53% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oak Grove Township, 2013 → 2023: 255 → 174. 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 Oak Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes to work from Oak Grove Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oak Grove Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 572 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.
Most trips from Oak Grove Township start in a car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 620 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). 4.8% of Oak Grove Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Oak Grove Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Oak Grove Township is 4,265th of 6,161 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 117 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 131 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,263 | Catawissa PA | 1,539 | $52K | 16.4% | 6.2% | 1% | C− |
| 4,264 | Cape Charles VA | 1,314 | $74K | 13.2% | 2.9% | 18% | C− |
| 4,265 | Oak Grove Township IN | 1,597 | $55K | 12.0% | 4.6% | 2% | C− |
| 4,266 | Almer Township MI | 1,989 | $62K | 10.5% | 9.4% | 5% | C− |
| 4,267 | Clark Township MI | 1,996 | $71K | 10.9% | 7.2% | 33% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | 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 Oak Grove Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
How Oak Grove Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Center Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oak Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Township | – | C− | D | 24 min | $55,417 |
| Bolivar Township | under 2% | B− | B | 24 min | $75,257 |
| Grant Township | under 2% | C− | B+ | 29 min | $83,625 |
| Center Township | 3% | D | C+ | 25 min | $52,907 |
| Adams Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Pine Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Adams Township and Pine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oak Grove 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 Oak Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oak Grove Township?
$55,417 (±$13,532) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oak Grove Township?
12.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oak Grove Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oak Grove Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (25%, 23 mi), West Lafayette (13%, 19 mi), Indianapolis (7%, 79 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Oak Grove Township walkable?
Oak Grove Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oak Grove Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oak Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oak Grove 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.