Railroad Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B+: better than 68% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability D−: near the bottom of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are higher than in 68% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 27 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Railroad Township; the top destination outside it is Knox (10%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Railroad Township
Railroad Township is a place people come home to
There are 56 jobs based in Railroad Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Railroad Township has about 790 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Railroad Township workers work from home
Only 1% 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 481 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Railroad Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Railroad Township is better than 68% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Railroad Township’s grade up (1.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (3.7%) is left out: Railroad Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Railroad Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Railroad Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 475 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 790 people are in Railroad Township on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.12 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.
About 27 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Railroad Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 657 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.
10% of working residents work in Knox
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Railroad Township clocks in
10% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 56 jobs in Railroad Township are
56 jobs are based in Railroad Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Railroad Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Railroad Township, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 56. 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.
Half of Railroad Township commutes less than 26 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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.
Most trips from Railroad Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Railroad Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Railroad 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 660 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). 2.2% of Railroad Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Railroad Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Railroad Township is 777th of 4,312 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,600 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Railroad Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 75 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 82 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 127 | Campbell Township IN | 1,172 | $122K | 0.0% | 7.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 775 | Fowler MI | 1,237 | $74K | 3.1% | 0.0% | 6% | B+ |
| 776 | East Nelson Township IL | 1,007 | $104K | 5.6% | 0.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 777 | Railroad Township IN | 1,219 | $90K | 1.8% | 3.7% | 1% | B+ |
| 778 | Northwest Township OH | 1,100 | $105K | 5.3% | 4.8% | 3% | B+ |
| 779 | Lagrange Township IL | 1,081 | $121K | 5.0% | 2.2% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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.
Railroad Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Wayne Township (2%). Darker towns draw more of Railroad Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Railroad Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Railroad Township | – | B+ | D− | 27 min | $90,000 |
| Dewey Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Kankakee Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Cass Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Wayne Township | 2% | C+ | C+ | 27 min | $60,250 |
| Walker Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 38 min | $91,932 |
Same-state neighbors only. Dewey Township and Kankakee Township: not graded. Cass Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Railroad Township: questions
What is the median household income in Railroad Township?
$90,000 (±$39,878) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Railroad Township?
1.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Railroad Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Railroad Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Knox (10%, 14 mi), North Judson (9%, 5 mi), Valparaiso (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Railroad Township walkable?
Railroad Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Railroad Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Railroad Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Railroad 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.