Photo: JoeyBLS · Public domainHousehold incomes in St. John Township are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns
St. John Township grades A− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Below the poverty line: 5.9% of residents, against 12.3% across Indiana. About one in seven stay in St. John Township for work; outside it, Chicago is the main destination (9%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from St. John Township, in brief
St. John Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
St. John Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside St. John Township is Chicago, IL, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (2,661) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside St. John Township
65% of St. John Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in St. John Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 84% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in St. John Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, St. John Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #85 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 87% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, St. John Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Each way, about 31 minutes from St. John Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. John Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30,229 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 St. John Township commutes less than 10 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The 21,034 jobs based in St. John Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. John Township, 2014 → 2024: 18,529 → 21,034. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs St. John Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in St. John Township by day
On a workday 25,633 residents head out to work, 4,873 work right here, and 16,161 people come in from elsewhere.
About 63,000 people are in St. John Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.69 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Out of St. John Township to work: where people go
Where St. John Township clocks in
9% 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.
Getting around St. John Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, St. John Township is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns, #135 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place St. John 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 34,444 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). 2.5% of St. John Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of St. John Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
St. John Township next to U.S. towns of 50,000 to 97,000: 150th of 628 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
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| 7 | Fall Creek Township IN | 75,188 | $146K | 3.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A+ |
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| 15 | Westfield IN | 66,258 | $123K | 3.6% | 2.8% | 11% | A+ |
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| 25 | Westfield Washington Township IN | 70,020 | $121K | 4.4% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
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| 148 | Blaine MN | 76,603 | $107K | 7.2% | 4.2% | 10% | A− |
| 149 | Murray UT | 53,297 | $91K | 6.0% | 3.8% | 11% | A− |
| 150 | St. John Township IN | 72,006 | $103K | 5.9% | 4.2% | 16% | A− |
| 151 | Colonie NY | 86,837 | $102K | 7.3% | 3.2% | 25% | A− |
| 152 | Burleson TX | 56,907 | $94K | 7.1% | 3.5% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 628 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 50% | 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 St. John Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
15% of St. John Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Schererville (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. John Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Township | – | A− | B+ | 31 min | $103,035 |
| Hanover Township | under 3% | A | B+ | 32 min | $102,823 |
| Calumet Township | under 3% | C− | B | 27 min | $46,882 |
| Griffith | under 3% | A− | B− | 28 min | $76,636 |
| Schererville | 7% | B+ | B+ | 31 min | $89,466 |
| St. John | 5% | A+ | B | 31 min | $131,467 |
| Dyer | 3% | A | B | 29 min | $107,159 |
| Ross Township | under 3% | B− | B+ | 32 min | $72,416 |
| North Township | under 3% | C+ | A− | 26 min | $61,798 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. John 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 2024, 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 St. John Township: questions
What is the median household income in St. John Township?
$103,035 (±$3,659) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. John Township?
5.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. John Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. John Township work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (9%, 27 mi), Schererville (7%, 1 mi), Munster (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is St. John Township walkable?
St. John Township is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around St. John Township without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. John Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. John Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.