Work means Elkhart for about two in five of Osolo Township’s working residents
The two grades for Osolo Township are B− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in five work in Osolo Township; the top destination outside it is Elkhart (41%, 2 miles). Household incomes here are lower than in 72% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Osolo Township in brief
41% of Osolo Township works in Elkhart
5,437 working residents, 41%, have their main job in Elkhart, 2.4 miles away. That’s twice as many as work in Osolo Township itself. The commute map ↓
Osolo Township makes and builds things
50% of the jobs based in Osolo Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Osolo Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 42%. The jobs ↓
Most Osolo Township residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Osolo Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Osolo Township is better than 50% of U.S. towns, #318 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Osolo Township’s grade up (ahead of 74% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($61,379, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Osolo Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Commuting out of Osolo Township: the destinations
Where Osolo Township clocks in
41% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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 place that makes things: 50% of Osolo Township’s jobs are in goods
16,693 jobs are based in Osolo Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Osolo Township, 2013 → 2023: 14,482 → 16,693. 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 Osolo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Osolo 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.
How a workday changes Osolo Township
On a workday 10,846 residents head out to work, 2,281 work right here, and 14,412 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33,000 people are in Osolo Township on a workday afternoon, 12% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.27 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.
Commuting from Osolo Township: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Osolo Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,917 commuters (the 5% 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.
For most of Osolo Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Osolo Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns, #248 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Osolo 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 13,558 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). 3.4% of Osolo Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Osolo Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
997th of 1,467: where Osolo Township ranks among U.S. towns of 20,000 to 39,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
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| 25 | St. John IN | 24,841 | $131K | 2.1% | 2.3% | 8% | A+ |
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| 40 | Zionsville IN | 33,624 | $172K | 3.1% | 2.8% | 9% | A+ |
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| 90 | Vernon Township IN | 20,047 | $108K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 995 | Leavenworth KS | 37,012 | $73K | 11.7% | 4.8% | 31% | B− |
| 996 | Troy OH | 27,344 | $69K | 12.6% | 4.2% | 24% | B− |
| 997 | Osolo Township IN | 29,084 | $61K | 12.8% | 3.5% | 17% | B− |
| 998 | Van Buren Township MI | 29,770 | $78K | 10.7% | 8.5% | 5% | B− |
| 999 | Galloway Township NJ | 38,380 | $91K | 9.6% | 7.2% | 13% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,467 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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 Osolo Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Work in the towns next to Osolo Township
The biggest share goes to Cleveland Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Osolo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osolo Township | – | B− | B− | 20 min | $61,379 |
| Concord Township | under 2% | C+ | B+ | 19 min | $55,206 |
| Cleveland Township | 4% | B+ | C | 25 min | $84,375 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | B | C | 20 min | $71,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Osolo 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 Osolo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Osolo Township?
$61,379 (±$3,679) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Osolo Township?
12.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Osolo Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Osolo Township work?
17% work in town.
Is Osolo Township walkable?
Osolo Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Osolo Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Osolo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Osolo 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.