Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHouseholds in Paoli Township have lower incomes than those in 89% of U.S. towns
About one in seven stay in Paoli Township for work; outside it, Paoli is the main destination (15%, 1 miles). Poverty touches 19.6% of residents, next to 12.3% for Indiana as a whole. Jobs and income earn Paoli Township D; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Paoli Township: the gist
Paoli Township trades workers with the towns around it
Paoli Township has about as many jobs (2,281) as working residents (2,430), but they are mostly different people: 2,020 residents leave for work each day while 1,871 people come in. Only 18% of the jobs in Paoli Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Paoli Township and Paoli trade workers both ways
Paoli is the top workplace for Paoli Township residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Paoli Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Paoli Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Paoli Township is better than 12% of U.S. towns, #575 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Paoli Township’s grade up (4.7%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($49,135, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Paoli Township could be anywhere from D− to C+.
How many people are in Paoli Township by day
On a workday 2,020 residents head out to work, 410 work right here, and 1,871 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Paoli Township work
Where Paoli Township clocks in
15% 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.
The kinds of work in Paoli Township
2,281 jobs are based in Paoli Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paoli Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,394 → 2,281. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Paoli Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 24 minutes to work from Paoli Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paoli Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,019 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 Paoli Township works
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of Paoli Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Paoli Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns, #438 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Paoli 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 2,157 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). 9.2% of Paoli Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Paoli Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Paoli Township compares with U.S. towns of 4,200 to 8,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 78 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 124 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 165 | New Whiteland IN | 5,937 | $90K | 3.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,032 | Walnut Ridge AR | 5,478 | $45K | 25.6% | 5.0% | 26% | D |
| 3,033 | Bowie TX | 6,113 | $57K | 16.7% | 6.2% | 17% | D |
| 3,034 | Paoli Township IN | 5,945 | $49K | 19.6% | 4.7% | 17% | D |
| 3,035 | York Township OH | 6,710 | $56K | 14.7% | 8.4% | 15% | D |
| 3,036 | Russellville KY | 7,454 | $45K | 20.7% | 6.4% | 25% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 3,336 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 3% | 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 Paoli Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Paoli Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Orleans Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paoli Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paoli Township | – | D | C− | 24 min | $49,135 |
| Orleans Township | 3% | C+ | C | 19 min | $67,396 |
| Orangeville Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Greenfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| French Lick Township | under 2% | B− | C | 21 min | $61,173 |
| Southeast Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 39 min | $95,569 |
| Stampers Creek Township | under 2% | D− | D− | 26 min | $51,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Orangeville Township and Greenfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Paoli 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 2024, 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 Paoli Township: questions
What is the median household income in Paoli Township?
$49,135 (±$10,176) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paoli Township?
19.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paoli Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paoli Township work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paoli (15%, 1 mi), French Lick (13%, 9 mi), Jasper (6%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Paoli Township walkable?
Paoli Township is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Paoli Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Paoli Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paoli Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.