Prairie Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 150 jobs in Prairie Township, and 429 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Prairie Township is better than 81% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is near the bottom of U.S. towns (D−). Household incomes here are higher than in 78% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Prairie Township: the gist
Prairie Township and Kokomo trade workers both ways
Kokomo is the top workplace for Prairie Township residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Prairie Township come from (34% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Prairie Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (21 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 429 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Prairie Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
The poverty rate holds Prairie Township’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 36% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.5%) is left out: Prairie 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, Prairie Township could be anywhere from B to A.
30% of working residents work in Kokomo
Where Prairie Township clocks in
15% of workers
6% 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 daily trip from Prairie Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 625 commuters (the 4% 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.
In and out of Prairie Township on a workday
On a workday 425 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 146 people come in from elsewhere.
About 810 people are in Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 2024, primary jobs.
In Prairie Township, 95% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Prairie Township, 2014 → 2024: 136 → 150. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Prairie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Prairie Township commutes less than 17 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of Prairie Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Prairie Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Prairie 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 648 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). 6.1% of Prairie Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Prairie Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Prairie Township is 320th among 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 69 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 4% | A+ |
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| 108 | Campbell Township IN | 1,172 | $122K | 0.0% | 7.1% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 138 | Greenville IN | 1,452 | $135K | 5.6% | 4.1% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 318 | Rafter J Ranch WY | 1,293 | $161K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2% | A− |
| 319 | North Redington Beach FL | 1,444 | $103K | 8.2% | 8.4% | 4% | A− |
| 320 | Prairie Township IN | 1,084 | $101K | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1% | A− |
| 321 | Stonington CT | 1,017 | $109K | 5.1% | 5.4% | 5% | A− |
| 322 | Ship Bottom NJ | 1,126 | $109K | 3.7% | 2.3% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Prairie Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Work in the towns next to Prairie Township
The biggest share goes to Liberty Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Township | – | A− | D− | 34 min | $101,125 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 28 min | $80,417 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 21 min | $85,478 |
| Honey Creek Township | under 2% | B− | C | 25 min | $84,728 |
| Liberty Township | 5% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $93,813 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Prairie 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 2024, 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 Prairie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Prairie Township?
$101,125 (±$37,810) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Prairie Township?
0.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Prairie Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Prairie Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kokomo (30%, 8 mi), Indianapolis (15%, 40 mi), Tipton (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Prairie Township walkable?
Prairie Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Prairie Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Prairie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prairie Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.