How Princeton Township works: jobs, income and commuting
A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes, next to 24 for Indiana and 26 for the U.S. For jobs and income Princeton Township is better than 22% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (B−). About one in seven work in Princeton Township; the top destination outside it is Lafayette (14%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Princeton Township
Princeton Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Princeton Township is Lafayette, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (105) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Princeton Township makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in Princeton Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Princeton Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 34%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Princeton Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Indiana. That’s about 38 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 775 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Princeton Township earns its Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Princeton Township’s grade up ($70,833, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (16.8%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (2.3%) is left out: Princeton 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, Princeton Township could be anywhere from D to C+.
Near or far: the trip to work from Princeton Township
About 26% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Princeton Township works in goods: 40% of its jobs
851 jobs are based in Princeton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Princeton Township, 2014 → 2024: 677 → 851. 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 Princeton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes to work from Princeton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Princeton Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 703 commuters (the 7% 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.
Who commutes out of Princeton Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 654 residents head out to work, 121 work right here, and 730 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.10 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The places Princeton Township commutes to
Where Princeton Township clocks in
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.
Getting around Princeton Township: mostly by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 756 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). 3.9% of Princeton Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Princeton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Princeton Township ranks: 3,925th of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 111 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 122 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 4% | A+ |
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| 3,923 | Atlantic Beach NC | 1,408 | $70K | 15.6% | 2.9% | 11% | C− |
| 3,924 | Montgomery Township IN | 1,222 | $60K | 10.2% | 4.4% | 1% | C− |
| 3,925 | Princeton Township IN | 1,540 | $71K | 16.8% | 2.3% | 16% | C− |
| 3,926 | Ashland NH | 1,943 | $55K | 21.1% | 3.0% | 9% | C− |
| 3,927 | Keno OR | 1,651 | $73K | 11.6% | 7.8% | 2% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Princeton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Princeton Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Honey Creek Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Princeton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Township | – | C− | B− | 19 min | $70,833 |
| Honey Creek Township | 2% | B− | C | 19 min | $76,607 |
| Monon Township | under 3% | D | C− | 28 min | $48,670 |
| Carpenter Township | under 3% | B | C | 21 min | $79,500 |
| Milroy Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| West Point Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Milroy Township and West Point Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Princeton 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 Princeton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Princeton Township?
$70,833 (±$16,547) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Princeton Township?
16.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Princeton Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Princeton Township work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (14%, 28 mi), Wolcott (7%, 2 mi), Indianapolis (6%, 83 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Princeton Township walkable?
Princeton Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Princeton Township without a car?
<1% 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 Princeton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Princeton 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.