Helton-Mayo Farm · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAt 2.5%, unemployment in Shawswick Township is lower than in 77% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 73% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Shawswick Township are C+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in four work in Shawswick Township itself; outside it, Bedford draws the most (25%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Shawswick Township: the figures worth knowing
Shawswick Township trades workers with the towns around it
Shawswick Township has about as many jobs (8,433) as working residents (8,092), but they are mostly different people: 5,788 residents leave for work each day while 6,129 people come in. Only 27% of the jobs in Shawswick Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Shawswick Township and Bedford trade workers both ways
Bedford is the top workplace for Shawswick Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Shawswick Township come from (19% of its jobs). 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.
How Shawswick Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Shawswick Township is better than 42% of U.S. towns, #393 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Shawswick Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($60,354, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Shawswick Township could be anywhere from C to B−.
A workday in Shawswick Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 5,788 residents head out to work, 2,304 work right here, and 6,129 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.04 per resident).
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 Shawswick Township’s working residents head each day
Where Shawswick Township clocks in
25% of workers
15% of workers
6% 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.
What work there is in Shawswick Township: 8,433 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shawswick Township, 2013 → 2023: 8,483 → 8,433. 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 Shawswick Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 27 minutes in Shawswick Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shawswick Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,248 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Shawswick Township
About 24% 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.
Driving is how Shawswick Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Shawswick Township is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns, #230 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Shawswick 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 9,994 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). 7.8% of Shawswick Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Shawswick Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Shawswick Township ranks: 1,235th of 1,705 U.S. towns of 15,000 to 28,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 30 | Whitestown IN | 15,767 | $124K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 6% | A+ |
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| 37 | St. John IN | 24,841 | $131K | 2.1% | 2.3% | 8% | A+ |
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| 72 | Brown Township IN | 15,523 | $140K | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
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| 1,233 | Kerrville TX | 25,578 | $62K | 11.5% | 2.9% | 41% | C+ |
| 1,234 | Winona MN | 26,530 | $56K | 23.1% | 2.7% | 60% | C+ |
| 1,235 | Shawswick Township IN | 20,901 | $60K | 13.1% | 2.5% | 28% | C+ |
| 1,236 | Clarksville IN | 22,253 | $60K | 16.5% | 5.2% | 10% | C+ |
| 1,237 | Humble TX | 16,484 | $57K | 18.8% | 4.9% | 8% | C+ |
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| 1,705 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Shawswick Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Shawswick Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Marion Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shawswick Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawswick Township | – | C+ | B− | 27 min | $60,354 |
| Guthrie Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 39 min | $60,144 |
| Indian Creek Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 34 min | $92,853 |
| Marion Township | 2% | D | C+ | 23 min | $51,262 |
| Marshall Township | under 2% | A | B− | 26 min | $98,750 |
| Pleasant Run Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 30 min | $76,563 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shawswick 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 Shawswick Township: questions
What is the median household income in Shawswick Township?
$60,354 (±$5,517) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shawswick Township?
13.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shawswick Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shawswick Township work?
28% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bedford (25%, 3 mi), Bloomington (15%, 22 mi), Indianapolis (6%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Shawswick Township walkable?
Shawswick Township is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Shawswick Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shawswick Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shawswick 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.