Most of Oregon Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
61 jobs are based in Oregon Township, against 826 working residents. For jobs and income Oregon Township is better than 88% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−). Only 1% work in Oregon Township; the top destination outside it is Jeffersonville (19%, 15 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 Oregon Township
Oregon Township is a place people come home to
There are 61 jobs based in Oregon Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Oregon Township has about 1,100 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Oregon Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 826 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Oregon Township
The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.0%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Oregon Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of Oregon Township
On a workday 815 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Oregon Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Oregon Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 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 999 commuters (the 7% 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 towns that employ Oregon Township’s residents
Where Oregon Township clocks in
19% 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.
Jobs in Oregon Township: what the 61 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oregon Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 61. 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.
How far Oregon Township’s workers travel
About 23% 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.
Oregon Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Oregon Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Oregon 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 1,076 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 4.6% of Oregon Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Oregon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Oregon Township places 396th of 5,656 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 117 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 167 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 394 | South Willard UT | 1,532 | $119K | 4.5% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| 395 | Palo IA | 1,551 | $106K | 5.5% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
| 396 | Oregon Township IN | 1,881 | $91K | 1.0% | 1.7% | 1% | A |
| 397 | Albion WI | 2,007 | $108K | 5.2% | 2.0% | 4% | A |
| 398 | Des Allemands LA | 2,382 | $88K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | 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 Oregon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Oregon Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Charlestown Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oregon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Township | – | A | D− | 30 min | $90,918 |
| Charlestown Township | 2% | B+ | C | 25 min | $92,021 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 28 min | $90,733 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 31 min | $88,250 |
| Lexington Township | under 2% | B | D− | 29 min | $76,130 |
| Owen Township | under 2% | C | D− | 44 min | $57,439 |
| Otisco | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Otisco: 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?
$90,918 (±$16,668) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oregon Township?
1.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oregon Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oregon Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jeffersonville (19%, 15 mi), Louisville (8%, 25 mi), Indianapolis (7%, 89 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Oregon Township walkable?
Oregon Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oregon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.