Most of Pierce Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
92 jobs are based in Pierce Township; 1,050 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Pierce Township are C− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Measured by household income, Pierce Township is behind 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Pierce Township
Pierce Township is a place people come home to
There are 92 jobs based in Pierce Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pierce Township has about 1,600 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pierce Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 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.
Inside Pierce Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pierce Township is better than 22% of U.S. towns, #516 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Pierce Township’s grade up (ahead of 40% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($57,344, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pierce Township could be anywhere from D to B+.
In and out of Pierce Township on a workday
On a workday 1,039 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 81 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Pierce Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pierce Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,029 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.
10% of working residents work in Salem
Where Pierce Township clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 55% of the jobs in Pierce Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pierce Township, 2013 → 2023: 127 → 92. 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 Pierce Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Pierce Township to work
About 24% 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.
Getting around Pierce Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pierce Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns, #556 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Pierce 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 1,103 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). 3.5% of Pierce Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pierce Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Pierce Township is 3,790th of 5,083 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 184 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,788 | Choteau MT | 1,825 | $52K | 5.7% | 0.7% | 36% | C− |
| 3,789 | Wellsboro PA | 3,393 | $66K | 9.3% | 6.8% | 32% | C− |
| 3,790 | Pierce Township IN | 2,559 | $57K | 14.2% | 5.7% | 1% | C− |
| 3,791 | Damariscotta ME | 2,296 | $59K | 11.9% | 8.3% | 23% | C− |
| 3,792 | Mayfield Township MI | 1,841 | $74K | 15.7% | 6.9% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Pierce Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Pierce Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Polk Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pierce Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Township | – | C− | D | 31 min | $57,344 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 48 min | $68,482 |
| Polk Township | 4% | A− | D | 42 min | $91,439 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | D | C | 27 min | $59,083 |
| Howard Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 25 min | $95,938 |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | B | D− | 28 min | $71,705 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pierce 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 Pierce Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pierce Township?
$57,344 (±$22,423) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pierce Township?
14.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pierce Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pierce Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salem (10%, 6 mi), New Albany (9%, 19 mi), Jeffersonville (7%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pierce Township walkable?
Pierce Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pierce Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pierce Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pierce 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.