Photo: Nyttend · Public domainRobinson Township has lower unemployment (0.6%) than 97% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Robinson Township A−; getting around on foot earns it C+. Household incomes here are higher than in 75% of U.S. towns. Only 3% work in Robinson Township; the top destination outside it is Evansville (39%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Robinson Township: the figures worth knowing
39% of Robinson Township works in Evansville
696 working residents, 39%, have their main job in Evansville, 13 miles away. That’s 13 times as many as work in Robinson Township itself. The commute map ↓
Robinson Township is a place people come home to
There are 341 jobs based in Robinson Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Robinson Township has about 2,400 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Robinson Township makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in Robinson Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Robinson Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 31%. The jobs ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Robinson Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Robinson Township is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #107 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Robinson Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 49% 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, Robinson Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Where Robinson Township’s working residents head each day
Where Robinson Township clocks in
39% of workers
5% 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.
Who leaves Robinson Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,741 residents head out to work, 48 work right here, and 293 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Robinson Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.19 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.
Robinson Township works in goods: 40% of its jobs
341 jobs are based in Robinson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Robinson Township, 2013 → 2023: 320 → 341. 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 Robinson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Robinson Township, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Robinson Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,021 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.
How many miles Robinson Township commutes
About 15% 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.
In Robinson Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Robinson Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns, #320 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,210 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). 1.3% of Robinson Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Robinson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Robinson Township is 827th of 4,264 U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200
| # | 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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| 80 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 91 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 132 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 825 | South Beach FL | 3,063 | $194K | 4.7% | 6.3% | 8% | A− |
| 826 | Telford PA | 4,978 | $91K | 6.2% | 4.2% | 3% | A− |
| 827 | Robinson Township IN | 3,870 | $98K | 8.2% | 0.6% | 3% | A− |
| 828 | Wheaton WI | 2,785 | $103K | 7.1% | 2.4% | 3% | A− |
| 829 | Montebello NY | 4,828 | $134K | 11.2% | 4.1% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | 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 Robinson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Robinson Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Smith Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Robinson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Township | – | A− | C+ | 26 min | $98,135 |
| Center Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 30 min | $86,974 |
| Lynn Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| German Township | under 2% | B | C− | 23 min | $81,346 |
| Armstrong Township | under 2% | B | C− | 27 min | $85,714 |
| Marrs Township | under 2% | A | D− | 23 min | $103,750 |
| Smith Township | 2% | C+ | C | 28 min | $66,667 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lynn Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Robinson 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 Robinson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Robinson Township?
$98,135 (±$15,543) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Robinson Township?
8.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Robinson Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Robinson Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Evansville (39%, 12 mi), Black Township (5%, 11 mi), Poseyville (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Robinson Township walkable?
Robinson Township is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Robinson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Robinson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Robinson 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.