Westport Covered Bridge · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Sandcreek Township works elsewhere
Jobs and income earn Sandcreek Township C−; getting around on foot earns it C. Sandcreek Township has 402 jobs, against 1,425 working residents. Only 6% work in Sandcreek Township itself; outside it, Greensburg draws the most (18%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Sandcreek Township apart
Sandcreek Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Sandcreek Township and Greensburg trade workers both ways
Greensburg is the top workplace for Sandcreek Township residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Sandcreek Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Sandcreek Township is a place people come home to
There are 402 jobs based in Sandcreek Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sandcreek Township has about 2,100 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sandcreek Township makes and builds things
38% of the jobs based in Sandcreek Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Sandcreek Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 34%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Sandcreek Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sandcreek Township is better than 20% of U.S. towns, #531 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Sandcreek Township’s grade.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sandcreek Township could be anywhere from D− to B.
Each way, about 33 minutes from Sandcreek Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sandcreek Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,219 commuters (the 14% 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 places Sandcreek Township commutes to
Where Sandcreek Township clocks in
17% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Sandcreek Township
On a workday 1,340 residents head out to work, 85 work right here, and 317 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Sandcreek 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 2024, primary jobs.
A place that makes things: 38% of Sandcreek Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sandcreek Township, 2014 → 2024: 387 → 402. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sandcreek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Sandcreek Township to work
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Sandcreek Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sandcreek Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns, #375 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,415 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). 3.9% of Sandcreek Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sandcreek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Sandcreek Township places 3,638th of 4,562 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 88 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,636 | Wesleyville PA | 3,112 | $49K | 16.0% | 7.6% | 4% | C− |
| 3,637 | Amboy Township IL | 2,745 | $68K | 11.7% | 9.3% | 17% | C− |
| 3,638 | Sandcreek Township IN | 3,131 | $64K | 15.5% | 5.8% | 6% | C− |
| 3,639 | Cape Vincent NY | 2,439 | $61K | 9.3% | 3.9% | 14% | C− |
| 3,640 | Lake Hamilton FL | 3,007 | $60K | 26.9% | 1.1% | 1% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Sandcreek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Work in the towns next to Sandcreek Township
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sandcreek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandcreek Township | – | C− | C | 33 min | $64,278 |
| Marion Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 34 min | $89,274 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Sand Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Columbia Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Clay Township | under 2% | B− | C | 22 min | $70,583 |
| Washington Township | 3% | B− | B− | 18 min | $63,989 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township and Sand Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Columbia Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sandcreek 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 2024, 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 Sandcreek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Sandcreek Township?
$64,278 (±$23,697) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sandcreek Township?
15.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sandcreek Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sandcreek Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greensburg (18%, 10 mi), Columbus (17%, 20 mi), Indianapolis (9%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Sandcreek Township walkable?
Sandcreek Township is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sandcreek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sandcreek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sandcreek Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.