Olive Township has higher unemployment (7.4%) than 85% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Olive Township B; getting around on foot earns it C+. About one in seven work in Olive Township; the top destination outside it is Wakarusa (16%, 3 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Olive Township stands out on work
Olive Township makes and builds things
50% of the jobs based in Olive Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Olive Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 37%. The jobs ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Olive Township averages 28 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (17 to 24 minutes). Next door ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Olive Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Olive Township is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #277 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate holds Olive Township’s grade up (5.6%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Olive Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Olive Township works in goods: 50% of its jobs
2,049 jobs are based in Olive Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Olive Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,706 → 2,049. 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 Olive Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Olive Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 1,234 residents head out to work, 242 work right here, and 1,807 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in Olive Township on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.39 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 Olive Township goes to work
Where Olive Township clocks in
15% of workers
11% 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.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Olive Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Olive Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,602 commuters (the 6% 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 Olive Township works
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 Olive Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Olive Township is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns, #345 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Olive 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 1,697 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). 10.0% of Olive Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Olive Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Olive Township is 1,935th of 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600 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 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 85 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 99 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,933 | Roebuck SC | 2,902 | $51K | 11.2% | 1.6% | 2% | B |
| 1,934 | Ludlow Township IL | 4,076 | $55K | 7.0% | 2.0% | 9% | B |
| 1,935 | Olive Township IN | 3,418 | $82K | 5.6% | 7.4% | 16% | B |
| 1,936 | Harris Township MN | 3,364 | $79K | 4.3% | 3.5% | 4% | B |
| 1,937 | Hopewell Township OH | 2,733 | $61K | 9.6% | 1.1% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | 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 Olive Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Olive Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Baugo Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Olive Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive Township | – | B | C+ | 28 min | $81,510 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | B | B− | 17 min | $80,938 |
| Locke Township | under 2% | B | A− | 19 min | $87,734 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 21 min | $100,804 |
| Baugo Township | 2% | B+ | C− | 24 min | $80,960 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Olive 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 Olive Township: questions
What is the median household income in Olive Township?
$81,510 (±$9,659) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Olive Township?
5.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Olive Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Olive Township work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wakarusa (16%, 3 mi), Elkhart (15%, 9 mi), Goshen (11%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Olive Township walkable?
Olive Township is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Olive Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Olive Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Olive 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.