Fewer people are out of work in Posey Township (2.7%) than in 75% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 38 minutes (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). Posey Township grades A− for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Only 7% work in Posey Township itself; outside it, New Albany draws the most (13%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Posey Township, in brief
Posey Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Posey Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Posey Township fell from 1,545 in 2013 to 997 in 2023, −35%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
Why Posey Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Posey Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #94 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.6%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($84,348, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Posey Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Time on the road from Posey Township: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Posey Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,114 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Posey Township
997 jobs are based in Posey Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Posey Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,545 → 997. 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 Posey Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Posey Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,282 residents head out to work, 95 work right here, and 902 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Posey Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.72 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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 Posey Township goes to work
Where Posey Township clocks in
13% 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.
The distance from Posey Township to work
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.
In Posey Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Posey Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns, #593 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Posey 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 1,235 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). 0.9% of Posey Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Posey Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900, Posey Township ranks 721st of 4,882 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 76 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 129 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 198 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 719 | Westlake Corner VA | 2,033 | $95K | 5.8% | 0.0% | 12% | A− |
| 720 | Dallas Center IA | 2,042 | $96K | 8.8% | 0.5% | 5% | A− |
| 721 | Posey Township IN | 2,893 | $84K | 3.6% | 2.7% | 7% | A− |
| 722 | Illinois Township KS | 2,134 | $106K | 7.8% | 11.0% | 1% | A− |
| 723 | Carlos Township MN | 2,261 | $104K | 2.7% | 1.1% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Posey Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns next door employ 11% of Posey Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Posey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posey Township | – | A− | D− | 38 min | $84,348 |
| Taylor Township | under 1% | — | — | 46 min | — |
| Webster Township | under 1% | B | D− | 35 min | $93,482 |
| Franklin Township | under 1% | A | D− | 27 min | $91,477 |
| Franklin Township | under 1% | A | D− | 28 min | $95,686 |
Same-state neighbors only. Taylor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Louisville. Darker towns draw more of Posey 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 Posey Township: questions
What is the median household income in Posey Township?
$84,348 (±$30,583) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Posey Township?
3.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Posey Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Posey Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Albany (13%, 14 mi), Louisville (11%, 17 mi), Jeffersonville (9%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Posey Township walkable?
Posey 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 Posey Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Posey Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Posey 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.