Wheeler, Frank, Hotel · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPershing Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Jobs and income earn Pershing Township C+; getting around on foot earns it D−. Pershing Township has 28 jobs; 632 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Pershing Township for work; outside it, Seymour is the main destination (24%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pershing Township at work: what stands out
Pershing Township is a place people come home to
There are 28 jobs based in Pershing Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pershing Township has about 760 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pershing Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 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 632 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Pershing Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Pershing Township is better than 36% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Pershing Township’s grade up (9.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 26% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (6.7%) is left out: Pershing Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Pershing Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
In and out of Pershing Township on a workday
On a workday 631 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 760 people are in Pershing Township on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
The daily trip from Pershing Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pershing Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 376 commuters (the 10% 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 people from Pershing Township work
Where Pershing Township clocks in
24% of workers
18% of workers
9% 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.
Goods, not services: 29% of the jobs in Pershing Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pershing Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 28. 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 Pershing Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Pershing Township’s workers travel
About 21% 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.
Most of Pershing Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pershing Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Pershing 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 417 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). 11.4% of Pershing Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pershing Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Pershing Township ranks: 2,663rd of 5,400 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 8 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 95 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 103 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,661 | Mantachie MS | 1,143 | $66K | 13.0% | 4.1% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,662 | Clatskanie OR | 1,779 | $91K | 11.1% | 5.6% | 10% | C+ |
| 2,663 | Pershing Township IN | 1,362 | $73K | 9.8% | 6.7% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,664 | Superior Township OH | 1,282 | $67K | 9.9% | 0.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,665 | Paint Township PA | 1,622 | $62K | 8.4% | 8.1% | 12% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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 Pershing Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door to Pershing Township
The biggest share goes to Hamilton Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pershing Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pershing Township | – | C+ | D− | 29 min | $72,675 |
| Hamilton Township | 6% | C− | D− | 18 min | $59,474 |
| Salt Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 32 min | $106,591 |
| Van Buren Township | under 2% | A− | D | 31 min | $93,664 |
| Owen Township | 2% | C | C− | 30 min | $75,481 |
Same-state neighbors only. Salt Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pershing 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 Pershing Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pershing Township?
$72,675 (±$47,389) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pershing Township?
9.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pershing Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pershing Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seymour (24%, 13 mi), Columbus (18%, 16 mi), Indianapolis (9%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pershing Township walkable?
Pershing Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pershing Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pershing Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pershing 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.