Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Ripley Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Ripley Township; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (14%, 30 miles). Employers in Ripley Township report 118 jobs; 801 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Ripley Township is better than 34% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (C).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Ripley Township apart
Ripley Township is a place people come home to
There are 118 jobs based in Ripley Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Ripley Township has about 1,400 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Ripley Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Ripley Township is Indianapolis, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (110) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Ripley Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (27 to 33 minutes). 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 801 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Ripley Township: the grade in detail
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Ripley Township’s grade.
Unemployment (2.6%) is left out: Ripley 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, Ripley Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Ripley Township by day and by night
On a workday 787 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 104 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Ripley Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Ripley Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 18% 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.
Getting to work from Ripley Township takes about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ripley Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 822 commuters (the 9% 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.
Where Ripley Township’s working residents head each day
Where Ripley Township clocks in
14% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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.
Goods, not services: 42% of the jobs in Ripley Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ripley Township, 2013 → 2023: 116 → 118. 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 Ripley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Ripley Township: mostly by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, the same share as across Indiana, on an EPA index of 3.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 904 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). 3.4% of Ripley Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ripley Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,379th of 5,793: where Ripley Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,800
| # | 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+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 116 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 179 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,377 | West Wyoming PA | 2,678 | $66K | 13.6% | 6.0% | 2% | C |
| 3,378 | Parkston SD | 1,540 | $70K | 7.5% | 3.3% | 30% | C |
| 3,379 | Ripley Township IN | 2,064 | $66K | 10.6% | 2.6% | 2% | C |
| 3,380 | Bokeelia FL | 1,930 | $71K | 7.5% | 5.7% | 6% | C |
| 3,381 | Mokuleia HI | 1,655 | $89K | 15.0% | 2.5% | 0% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,793 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Ripley Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door to Ripley Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ripley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ripley Township | – | C | C | 37 min | $65,917 |
| Center Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Blue River Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 27 min | $104,293 |
| Wayne Township | 2% | C+ | C+ | 29 min | $62,599 |
| Posey Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 28 min | $78,563 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | D− | 27 min | $95,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wayne Township. Darker towns draw more of Ripley 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 Ripley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ripley Township?
$65,917 (±$15,751) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ripley Township?
10.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ripley Township?
37 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ripley Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (14%, 30 mi), Greenfield (10%, 11 mi), Rushville (9%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ripley Township walkable?
Ripley Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ripley Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ripley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ripley 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.