Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAt 2.8%, unemployment in Plain Township is lower than in 73% of U.S. towns
Plain Township grades B− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. About one in seven stay in Plain Township for work; outside it, Warsaw is the main destination (35%, 4 miles). The trip to work takes 18 minutes on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Plain Township
Plain Township makes and builds things
60% of the jobs based in Plain Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Plain Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 46%. The jobs ↓
Plain Township is where the jobs are
Plain Township has 6,612 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Plain Township and Warsaw trade workers both ways
Warsaw is the top workplace for Plain Township residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in Plain Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Plain 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 ↓
Plain Township draws workers from far and wide
The 6,612 jobs in Plain Township are filled from a wide area. Plain Township’s own residents hold 8% and the ten next-biggest home towns 33%; the other 59% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Plain Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Plain Township is better than 49% of U.S. towns, #324 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Plain Township’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (12.5%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Plain Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
Making and building: 60% of jobs based in Plain Township
6,612 jobs are based in Plain Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Plain Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,458 → 6,612. 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 Plain Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Plain Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 3,368 residents head out to work, 521 work right here, and 6,091 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Plain Township on a workday afternoon, 30% more than live here.
1.7 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.
Who travels to work in Plain Township, and from where
Where Plain Township clocks in
35% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
About 18 minutes each way, quicker than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Plain Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,590 commuters (the 12% 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.
Miles to work from Plain Township
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.
For most of Plain Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Plain Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns, #448 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Plain 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 4,058 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). 4.3% of Plain Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Plain Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Plain Township places 1,700th of 2,862 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 6,300 to 12,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 75 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 160 | Miller Township IN | 10,161 | $113K | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
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| 181 | Lakes of the Four Seasons IN | 7,402 | $122K | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,698 | Wharton NJ | 7,618 | $86K | 15.3% | 7.4% | 6% | B− |
| 1,699 | Lansdowne PA | 11,141 | $73K | 11.8% | 7.4% | 2% | B− |
| 1,700 | Plain Township IN | 8,969 | $71K | 12.5% | 2.8% | 13% | B− |
| 1,701 | Camp Swift TX | 8,239 | $64K | 15.4% | 2.7% | 1% | B− |
| 1,702 | Decatur IN | 10,090 | $59K | 11.3% | 2.7% | 34% | B− |
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| 2,862 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Plain Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns around Plain Township
The biggest share goes to Wayne Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Plain Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plain Township | – | B− | C− | 18 min | $70,511 |
| Wayne Township | 2% | B− | A− | 16 min | $71,879 |
| Tippecanoe Township | under 2% | C | C− | 23 min | $72,331 |
| Van Buren Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 29 min | $73,265 |
| Prairie Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 27 min | $84,333 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Plain 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 Plain Township: questions
What is the median household income in Plain Township?
$70,511 (±$13,541) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Plain Township?
12.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Plain Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Plain Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warsaw (35%, 4 mi), Goshen (6%, 18 mi), Elkhart (4%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Plain Township walkable?
Plain Township is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Plain 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 Plain Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Plain 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.