Rising Sun Historic District · Photo: Calvin Beale · Public domainFewer people are out of work in Rising Sun (2.2%) than in 82% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Rising Sun is behind 76% of U.S. towns. Rising Sun grades C+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. About one in seven stay in Rising Sun for work; outside it, Lawrenceburg is the main destination (9%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Rising Sun in brief
Fewer jobs are based in Rising Sun than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Rising Sun fell from 1,311 in 2013 to 770 in 2023, −41%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Rising Sun workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 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.
Inside Rising Sun’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rising Sun is better than 38% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Rising Sun’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 19% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rising Sun could be anywhere from C− to B.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
770 jobs are based in Rising Sun.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rising Sun, 2013 → 2023: 1,311 → 770. 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 Rising Sun’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Rising Sun: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rising Sun workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,095 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.
The daily flow of workers through Rising Sun
On a workday 937 residents head out to work, 174 work right here, and 596 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Rising Sun on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
Where Rising Sun goes to work
Where Rising Sun clocks in
4% of workers
4% 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 distance from Rising Sun to work
About 24% 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 Rising Sun gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rising Sun is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 5.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,181 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). 6.2% of Rising Sun households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Rising Sun’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,814th of 5,102: where Rising Sun ranks among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 159 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 167 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,812 | Donegal Township PA | 2,187 | $63K | 11.2% | 7.7% | 8% | C+ |
| 2,813 | Shade Township PA | 2,374 | $67K | 9.0% | 3.9% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,814 | Rising Sun IN | 2,222 | $59K | 11.6% | 2.2% | 16% | C+ |
| 2,815 | Cohasset MN | 2,728 | $93K | 6.4% | 8.6% | 8% | C+ |
| 2,816 | Woodlynne NJ | 2,942 | $75K | 19.4% | 11.2% | 1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,102 | 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 Rising Sun, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns around Rising Sun
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rising Sun workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Sun | – | C+ | C+ | 30 min | $58,843 |
| Randolph Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 35 min | $66,042 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rising Sun’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 Rising Sun: questions
What is the median household income in Rising Sun?
$58,843 (±$7,405) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rising Sun?
11.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rising Sun?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rising Sun work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lawrenceburg (9%, 11 mi), Cincinnati (4%, 23 mi), Indianapolis (4%, 90 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rising Sun walkable?
Rising Sun is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rising Sun 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 Rising Sun, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rising Sun
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.