Oregon Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Only 4% work in Oregon Township; the top destination outside it is Plymouth (10%, 11 miles). There are 296 jobs in Oregon Township; 1,373 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Oregon Township is better than 40% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (C+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Oregon Township, in brief
Oregon Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 41 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 314 hours of commuting, 130 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (23 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Oregon Township is a place people come home to
There are 296 jobs based in Oregon Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oregon Township has about 2,200 people in it, 33% 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.
Where Oregon Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Oregon Township’s grade.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Oregon Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
About 41 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oregon Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,122 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.
The daily flow of workers through Oregon Township
On a workday 1,319 residents head out to work, 54 work right here, and 242 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Oregon Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Where Oregon Township goes to work
Where Oregon Township clocks in
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.
Oregon Township works in goods: 32% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oregon Township, 2013 → 2023: 252 → 296. 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 Oregon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Oregon Township
About 25% 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 commute in Oregon Township is mostly behind the wheel
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.9% 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 1,197 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). 13.0% of Oregon Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Oregon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Oregon Township places 2,661st of 4,453 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400
| # | 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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| 76 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 90 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 127 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,659 | Danville PA | 4,101 | $59K | 14.0% | 3.7% | 10% | C+ |
| 2,660 | Walworth WI | 2,759 | $70K | 18.1% | 4.3% | 14% | C+ |
| 2,661 | Oregon Township IN | 3,282 | $71K | 10.4% | 4.7% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,662 | Hastings Township MI | 3,091 | $79K | 10.1% | 5.6% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,663 | Cedar Creek Township MI | 3,365 | $74K | 9.2% | 5.1% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | 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 Oregon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door to Oregon Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oregon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Township | – | C+ | C+ | 41 min | $71,094 |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | B | B | 23 min | $66,622 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 28 min | $67,619 |
| Davis Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Polk Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 26 min | $75,827 |
| Johnson Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| West Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 26 min | $88,935 |
Same-state neighbors only. Davis Township: not graded. Johnson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oregon 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 Oregon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Oregon Township?
$71,094 (±$13,310) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oregon Township?
10.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oregon Township?
41 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oregon Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Plymouth (10%, 11 mi), South Bend (7%, 24 mi), Walkerton (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Oregon Township walkable?
Oregon Township is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oregon Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oregon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oregon 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.