Seward Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Seward Township report 108 jobs for 929 working residents. Seward Township grades B− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 1% stay in Seward Township for work; outside it, Warsaw is the main destination (29%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Seward Township: the gist
Seward Township is a place people come home to
There are 108 jobs based in Seward Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Seward Township has about 1,500 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
29% of Seward Township works in Warsaw
270 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Warsaw, 11 miles away. That’s 29 times as many as work in Seward 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; with 929 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Seward Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Seward Township is better than 51% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Seward Township’s grade up (6.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 26% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Seward Township could be anywhere from C− to A.
How a workday changes Seward Township
On a workday 917 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 96 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Seward Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Where Seward Township goes to work
Where Seward Township clocks in
29% of workers
3% 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.
Seward Township makes things: 44% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seward Township, 2013 → 2023: 146 → 108. 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 Seward Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Seward Township’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Seward Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,147 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Seward Township commutes less than 13 miles
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 Seward Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Seward Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Seward Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,303 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). 1.4% of Seward Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Seward Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Seward Township places 2,220th of 5,328 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 168 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,218 | New Fairview TX | 1,666 | $92K | 28.9% | 1.1% | 2% | B− |
| 2,219 | Elsah Township IL | 2,093 | $74K | 5.9% | 6.8% | 5% | B− |
| 2,220 | Seward Township IN | 2,305 | $77K | 6.9% | 3.9% | 1% | B− |
| 2,221 | Virgil NY | 2,375 | $91K | 7.1% | 4.9% | 3% | B− |
| 2,222 | Union Township OH | 2,609 | $69K | 5.0% | 3.3% | 9% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | 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 Seward Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns around Seward Township
The biggest share goes to Lake Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seward Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seward Township | – | B− | D | 24 min | $77,267 |
| Franklin Township | under 3% | C− | B | 24 min | $68,750 |
| Lake Township | 4% | C | D | 23 min | $70,833 |
| Clay Township | under 3% | B+ | D− | 32 min | $92,353 |
| Harrison Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 25 min | $74,904 |
| Pleasant Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 25 min | $73,011 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Seward 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 Seward Township: questions
What is the median household income in Seward Township?
$77,267 (±$22,302) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seward Township?
6.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Seward Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Seward Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warsaw (29%, 11 mi), Lake Township (4%, 6 mi), North Manchester (3%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Seward Township walkable?
Seward Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Seward 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 Seward Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seward 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.