Households in Ross Township have higher incomes than those in 63% of U.S. towns
6.1% of residents are in poverty, where Indiana as a whole has 12.3%. Jobs and income earn Ross Township B; getting around on foot earns it C. About one in ten work in Ross Township; the top destination outside it is Lafayette (35%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Ross Township apart
Ross Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Ross Township went from 443 in 2013 to 744 in 2023, +68%. The jobs ↓
One in three of Ross Township works in Lafayette
394 working residents, 35%, have their main job in Lafayette, 13 miles away. That’s 4 times as many as work in Ross Township itself. The commute map ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Ross Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Ross Township is better than 60% of U.S. towns, #246 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate holds Ross Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (4.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ross Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
A place that makes things: 29% of Ross Township’s jobs are in goods
744 jobs are based in Ross Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ross Township, 2013 → 2023: 443 → 744. 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 Ross Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Ross Township’s residents
Where Ross Township clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
In and out of Ross Township on a workday
On a workday 1,039 residents head out to work, 99 work right here, and 645 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Ross Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
From Ross Township, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ross Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,232 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.
How far it is to work from Ross Township
About 17% 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.
Few in Ross Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Ross Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns, #410 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% 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 1,322 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). 5.4% of Ross Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Ross Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Ross Township is 1,815th among 4,882 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 76 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 129 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 198 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,813 | La Mesilla NM | 2,697 | $81K | 9.0% | 1.9% | 1% | B |
| 1,814 | Loxahatchee Groves FL | 3,549 | $112K | 8.5% | 7.5% | 5% | B |
| 1,815 | Ross Township IN | 2,854 | $86K | 6.1% | 4.9% | 9% | B |
| 1,816 | Hanover Township IN | 2,183 | $81K | 10.0% | 3.8% | 10% | B |
| 1,817 | Princeton Township MN | 2,350 | $88K | 11.5% | 3.0% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Ross Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Ross Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ross Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Township | – | B | C | 22 min | $85,857 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 26 min | $68,826 |
| Clay Township | under 2% | C | C− | 19 min | $71,042 |
| Owen Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Washington Township | 1% | B+ | C− | 20 min | $74,028 |
Same-state neighbors only. Owen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ross 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 Ross Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ross Township?
$85,857 (±$12,000) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ross Township?
6.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ross Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ross Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (35%, 13 mi), Frankfort (10%, 9 mi), West Lafayette (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ross Township walkable?
Ross Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ross 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 Ross Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ross 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.