John Wood Farmstead · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Orange Township works elsewhere
Orange Township has 102 jobs; 338 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Orange Township itself; outside it, Rushville draws the most (15%, 11 miles). 4% of workers work from home, where Indiana as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Orange Township: the gist
Orange Township and Rushville trade workers both ways
Rushville is the top workplace for Orange Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Orange Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Orange Township is a place people come home to
There are 102 jobs based in Orange Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Orange Township has about 550 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Orange Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 24 across Indiana. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical Indiana worker, and quicker than any town next door (22 to 35 minutes). Time on the road ↓
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 338 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Orange Township: the destinations
Where Orange Township clocks in
15% of workers
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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Orange Township
On a workday 331 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Orange 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.
How long Orange Township spends getting to work: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Orange Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 97 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.
Making and building: 73% of jobs based in Orange Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Orange Township, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 102. 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 Orange Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Orange Township’s workers travel
About 17% 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.
Work in the towns next to Orange Township
The biggest share goes to Rushville Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Orange Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $56,528 |
| Anderson Township | under 2% | B | D− | 35 min | $91,563 |
| Walker Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Adams Township | under 2% | C | C− | 27 min | $55,385 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 27 min | $81,250 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Rushville Township | 3% | C− | B | 22 min | $57,639 |
Same-state neighbors only. Walker Township: not graded. Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Orange 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 Orange Township: questions
What is the median household income in Orange Township?
$56,528 (±$29,521) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Orange Township?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Orange Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Orange Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rushville (15%, 11 mi), Shelbyville (14%, 12 mi), Indianapolis (12%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Orange 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 Orange Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Orange 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.