Posey Township has lower household incomes than 94% of U.S. towns
23.7% of residents live below the poverty line (Indiana 12.3%). The two grades for Posey Township are D− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. <1% of workers have no commute at all, against 11% across Indiana. Household incomes here are lower than in 94% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Posey Township and work: the main findings
Posey Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 43 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 330 hours of commuting, 146 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Posey Township is a place people come home to
There are 136 jobs based in Posey Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Posey Township has about 1,300 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Posey Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 751 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Posey Township
On income, poverty and job access, Posey Township is better than 3% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Posey Township’s grade.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Posey Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Posey Township could be anywhere from D− to C.
A commute of about 43 minutes in Posey Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.8 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 675 commuters (the <1% 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.
Posey Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 747 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Posey Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
9% of working residents work in Salem
Where Posey Township clocks in
9% 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.
What work there is in Posey Township: 136 jobs
136 jobs are based in Posey Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Posey Township, 2013 → 2023: 72 → 136. 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.
Half of Posey Township commutes less than 25 miles
About 23% 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.
Posey Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Posey Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 2.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 676 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). 10.0% 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.
Posey Township next to U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 117 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 167 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,323 | Ronceverte WV | 1,492 | $42K | 25.9% | 7.8% | 4% | D− |
| 5,324 | Grantsburg WI | 1,374 | $35K | 20.0% | 1.8% | 30% | D− |
| 5,325 | Posey Township IN | 1,872 | $43K | 23.7% | 0.0% | 1% | D− |
| 5,326 | Manatee Road FL | 2,426 | $52K | 19.9% | 6.7% | 2% | D− |
| 5,327 | Fairlea WV | 1,312 | $24K | 27.6% | 2.4% | 9% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Posey Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Posey Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Posey Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posey Township | – | D− | C− | 43 min | $43,100 |
| Blue River Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 32 min | $64,250 |
| Howard Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 25 min | $95,938 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Southeast Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 39 min | $95,569 |
| Whiskey Run Township | under 2% | D | C | 43 min | $58,531 |
Same-state neighbors only. Madison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$43,100 (±$16,829) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Posey Township?
23.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Posey Township?
43 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. <1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Posey Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salem (9%, 13 mi), New Albany (9%, 23 mi), Jeffersonville (7%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Posey Township walkable?
Posey Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 2.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Posey Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% 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.