Pigeon Township’s household incomes are lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income C−: better than 16% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #553 of 593 in Indiana.
Walkability A: more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns · #31 of 593 in Indiana.
Working residents average 18 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). About one in three work in Pigeon Township; the top destination outside it is Evansville (60%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Pigeon Township, in brief
Pigeon Township fills up on a workday
Pigeon Township has 40,751 jobs, 3.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 56,000 people are in town, more than double the 27,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
More than half of Pigeon Township works in Evansville
6,861 working residents, 60%, have their main job in Evansville, 2.1 miles away across the town line. That’s twice as many as work in Pigeon Township itself. The commute map ↓
Most Pigeon Township residents work close to home
72% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
The jobs in Pigeon Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
64% of the jobs based in Pigeon Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 43% of the jobs Pigeon Township residents hold. 91% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Pigeon Township. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Pigeon Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 24 across Indiana. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Indiana 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.
What’s behind Pigeon Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pigeon Township is better than 16% of U.S. towns, #553 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Pigeon Township’s grade up (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($42,766, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pigeon Township could be anywhere from D to C−.
Pigeon Township’s population more than doubles on a workday
On a workday 7,998 residents head out to work, 3,470 work right here, and 37,281 people come in from elsewhere.
About 56,000 people are in Pigeon Township on a workday afternoon, 108% more than live here.
3.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Pigeon Township’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Pigeon Township clocks in
60% of workers
4% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Half of Pigeon Township commutes less than 4 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 16% 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.
What the 40,751 jobs in Pigeon Township are
40,751 jobs are based in Pigeon Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pigeon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pigeon Township, 2013 → 2023: 38,280 → 40,751. 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.
About 18 minutes each way, quicker than most of Indiana
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pigeon Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,072 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Pigeon Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pigeon Township is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns, #31 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Pigeon 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 11,980 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). 16.6% of Pigeon Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Pigeon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Pigeon Township compares with U.S. towns of 19,000 to 36,000
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Pigeon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
| # | 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 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 27 | St. John IN | 24,841 | $131K | 2.1% | 2.3% | 8% | A+ |
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| 42 | Zionsville IN | 33,624 | $172K | 3.1% | 2.8% | 9% | A+ |
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| 97 | Vernon Township IN | 20,047 | $108K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 7% | A+ |
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| 1,403 | Bessemer AL | 24,984 | $40K | 27.9% | 8.6% | 18% | C− |
| 1,404 | Centreville Township IL | 19,067 | $35K | 32.6% | 9.8% | 12% | C− |
| 1,405 | Pigeon Township IN | 26,995 | $43K | 26.9% | 8.3% | 30% | C− |
| 1,406 | Pascagoula MS | 21,409 | $52K | 24.4% | 7.6% | 43% | C− |
| 1,407 | West Pensacola FL | 20,665 | $41K | 25.8% | 6.7% | 5% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,477 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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.
64% of Pigeon Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Evansville (60%). Darker towns draw more of Pigeon Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pigeon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigeon Township | – | C− | A | 18 min | $42,766 |
| Center Township | 2% | B+ | C+ | 21 min | $78,964 |
| Evansville | 60% | C | A− | 18 min | $53,387 |
| Knight Township | under 1% | C+ | A− | 19 min | $58,227 |
| Perry Township | 2% | B | B | 19 min | $66,340 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Pigeon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pigeon Township?
$42,766 (±$2,150) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pigeon Township?
26.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pigeon Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pigeon Township work?
30% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Evansville (60%, 2 mi), Patoka Township (4%, 26 mi), Indianapolis (4%, 146 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pigeon Township walkable?
Pigeon Township is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.4 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pigeon Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pigeon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pigeon 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.