James and Lavinia Forrester Farmstead · Photo: Jim Roberts · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Scipio Township works elsewhere
Only 3% stay in Scipio Township for work; outside it, La Porte is the main destination (28%, 4 miles). There are 1,139 jobs in Scipio Township for 1,996 working residents. For jobs and income Scipio Township is better than 53% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (C).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Scipio Township stands out on work
Scipio Township and La Porte trade workers both ways
La Porte is the top workplace for Scipio Township residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Scipio Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Scipio Township 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.
The figures behind Scipio Township’s Jobs & income grade
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Scipio Township’s grade. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Scipio Township could be anywhere from C to A.
Commuting out of Scipio Township: the destinations
Where Scipio Township clocks in
28% 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.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Scipio Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Scipio Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,167 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.
Who commutes out of Scipio Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,931 residents head out to work, 65 work right here, and 1,074 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,300 people are in Scipio Township on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
30% of the jobs in Scipio Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Scipio Township, 2013 → 2023: 936 → 1,139. 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 Scipio Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Scipio Township
About 16% 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.
For most of Scipio Township, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,319 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.4% of Scipio Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Scipio Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Scipio Township is 1,839th among 3,627 U.S. towns of 3,600 to 6,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 93 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 94 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 139 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,837 | Le Roy NY | 4,296 | $59K | 11.8% | 2.3% | 14% | B− |
| 1,838 | Wethersfield Township IL | 3,695 | $62K | 6.3% | 2.3% | 14% | B− |
| 1,839 | Scipio Township IN | 5,132 | $78K | 10.3% | 4.4% | 3% | B− |
| 1,840 | Lincoln Village CA | 4,241 | $96K | 12.5% | 6.8% | 2% | B− |
| 1,841 | Social Circle GA | 5,537 | $89K | 6.7% | 6.6% | 9% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,627 | 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 Scipio Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door to Scipio Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Scipio Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scipio Township | – | B− | C | 30 min | $78,269 |
| New Durham Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 22 min | $89,107 |
| Center Township | under 2% | B− | B | 22 min | $68,142 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C− | D | 25 min | $72,253 |
| Noble Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 39 min | $95,694 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 26 min | $88,205 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Scipio 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 Scipio Township: questions
What is the median household income in Scipio Township?
$78,269 (±$12,882) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Scipio Township?
10.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Scipio Township?
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 Scipio Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are La Porte (28%, 4 mi), Michigan City (10%, 11 mi), Valparaiso (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Scipio Township walkable?
Scipio Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Scipio Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Scipio Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Scipio 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.