Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAt 1.1%, unemployment in Ray Township is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Ray Township are B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. About one in seven work in Ray Township itself; outside it, Batesville draws the most (32%, 2 miles). A typical one-way commute from Ray Township lasts 32 minutes (Indiana 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Ray Township in brief
Ray Township trades workers with the towns around it
Ray Township has about as many jobs (1,929) as working residents (2,044), but they are mostly different people: 1,785 residents leave for work each day while 1,670 people come in. Only 13% of the jobs in Ray Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Ray Township and Batesville trade workers both ways
Batesville is the top workplace for Ray Township residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Ray Township come from (19% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Ray Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
Jobs & income in Ray Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ray Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #163 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Ray Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 41% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ray Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
The daily flow of workers through Ray Township
On a workday 1,785 residents head out to work, 259 work right here, and 1,670 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 (0.94 per resident).
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 people from Ray Township work
Where Ray Township clocks in
32% of workers
8% 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 Ray Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ray Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,924 commuters (the 12% 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.
Jobs in Ray Township: what the 1,929 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ray Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,682 → 1,929. 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 Ray Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Ray Township commutes less than 19 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.
Driving is how Ray Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ray Township is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns, #336 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,175 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). 4.7% of Ray Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ray Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ray Township next to U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000: 1,183rd of 4,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 95 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 130 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 134 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 1,181 | Moro Township IL | 3,492 | $100K | 4.0% | 5.6% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,182 | Tuscola IL | 4,668 | $78K | 7.1% | 1.1% | 17% | B+ |
| 1,183 | Ray Township IN | 4,432 | $90K | 9.1% | 1.1% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,184 | Ferdinand Township IN | 3,671 | $83K | 7.0% | 0.3% | 24% | B+ |
| 1,185 | Epsom NH | 5,057 | $98K | 3.4% | 3.7% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,000 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Ray Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
How Ray Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Adams Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ray Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Township | – | B+ | C+ | 32 min | $90,481 |
| Salt Creek Township | under 1% | C− | D− | 29 min | $62,396 |
| Laughery Township | under 1% | C+ | C+ | 19 min | $60,119 |
| Saltcreek Township | under 1% | B+ | B− | 22 min | $111,090 |
| Fugit Township | under 1% | B+ | D− | 49 min | $93,667 |
| Butler Township | under 1% | B+ | D− | 35 min | $97,114 |
| Adams Township | 2% | B+ | C+ | 31 min | $69,312 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ray 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 Ray Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ray Township?
$90,481 (±$18,301) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ray Township?
9.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ray Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ray Township work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Batesville (32%, 2 mi), Greensburg (8%, 15 mi), Indianapolis (8%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ray Township walkable?
Ray Township is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ray Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ray Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ray 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.