Spencer Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 3% work in Spencer Township; the top destination outside it is New Albany (11%, 22 miles). 264 jobs are based in Spencer Township, and 827 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Spencer Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Spencer Township
Inside Spencer Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Spencer Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Spencer Township’s grade up (4.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 46% 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, Spencer Township could be anywhere from C to A+.
About 35 minutes each way for Spencer Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spencer Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 980 commuters (the 6% 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.
Spencer Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 802 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 239 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Spencer Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 the trip to work from Spencer Township ends
Where Spencer Township clocks in
11% 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 Spencer Township, 95% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spencer Township, 2013 → 2023: 204 → 264. 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 Spencer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Spencer Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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.
Most trips from Spencer Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Spencer Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Spencer 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 1,047 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). 14.2% of Spencer Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Spencer Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500, Spencer Township ranks 629th of 5,656 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 117 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 167 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 627 | Lorena TX | 1,817 | $88K | 4.6% | 1.8% | 6% | A− |
| 628 | Redington Beach FL | 1,355 | $105K | 8.3% | 2.6% | 2% | A− |
| 629 | Spencer Township IN | 1,823 | $96K | 4.4% | 2.2% | 3% | A− |
| 630 | Eden Township PA | 2,266 | $91K | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3% | A− |
| 631 | Peosta IA | 2,225 | $121K | 2.9% | 4.1% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Spencer Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns next door employ 15% of Spencer Township
The biggest share goes to Harrison Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spencer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Township | – | A− | D− | 35 min | $95,793 |
| Whiskey Run Township | under 2% | D | C | 43 min | $58,531 |
| Harrison Township | 9% | B− | C+ | 25 min | $66,722 |
| Blue River Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 32 min | $64,250 |
| Jackson Township | 6% | B | C− | 33 min | $85,645 |
| Jennings Township | under 2% | D | C− | 33 min | $48,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spencer 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 Spencer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Spencer Township?
$95,793 (±$38,161) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spencer Township?
4.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spencer Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spencer Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Albany (11%, 22 mi), Harrison Township (9%, 7 mi), Jeffersonville (7%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Spencer Township walkable?
Spencer Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Spencer Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spencer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spencer 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.