Williams Bridge · Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Spice Valley Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Spice Valley Township is better than 26% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (C−). Spice Valley Township has 70 jobs, and 1,000 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Spice Valley Township; the top destination outside it is Bedford (18%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Spice Valley Township: the figures worth knowing
Spice Valley Township is a place people come home to
There are 70 jobs based in Spice Valley Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Spice Valley Township has about 1,300 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Spice Valley Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Spice Valley Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 Spice Valley Township’s Jobs & income grade
Household income holds Spice Valley Township’s grade up ($81,667, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 17% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.6%) is left out: Spice Valley Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Spice Valley Township could be anywhere from D to B+.
The daily commute in and out of Spice Valley Township
On a workday 989 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Spice Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Each way, about 35 minutes from Spice Valley Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spice Valley Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 790 commuters (the 4% 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.
Where Spice Valley Township’s working residents head each day
Where Spice Valley Township clocks in
18% of workers
11% 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.
Jobs in Spice Valley Township: what the 70 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spice Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 70. 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 Spice Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Spice Valley Township works
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.
Most trips from Spice Valley Township start in a car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 2.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 822 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). 1.9% of Spice Valley Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Spice Valley Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Spice Valley Township is 3,465th of 5,102 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 159 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 167 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,463 | Baker MT | 1,776 | $85K | 12.5% | 0.0% | 43% | C |
| 3,464 | Stanley VA | 1,704 | $54K | 14.0% | 2.9% | 4% | C |
| 3,465 | Spice Valley Township IN | 2,217 | $82K | 15.6% | 3.6% | 1% | C |
| 3,466 | Deenwood GA | 2,360 | $57K | 11.0% | 13.9% | 2% | C |
| 3,467 | Bolindale OH | 1,637 | $46K | 18.4% | 0.5% | <1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,102 | 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 Spice Valley Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Spice Valley Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Marion Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spice Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spice Valley Township | – | C | C− | 35 min | $81,667 |
| Indian Creek Township | 2% | B− | C− | 34 min | $92,853 |
| Mitcheltree Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Marion Township | 3% | D | C+ | 23 min | $51,262 |
| Northwest Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Halbert Township | under 2% | C− | D | 32 min | $70,764 |
Same-state neighbors only. Mitcheltree Township and Northwest Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spice Valley 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 Spice Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Spice Valley Township?
$81,667 (±$27,141) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spice Valley Township?
15.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spice Valley Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spice Valley Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bedford (18%, 9 mi), Bloomington (11%, 28 mi), Mitchell (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Spice Valley Township walkable?
Spice Valley Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 2.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Spice Valley Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spice Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spice Valley 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.