Colter, Ben, Polygonal Barn · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainSt. Marys Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs and income earn St. Marys Township C+; getting around on foot earns it D−. There are 39 jobs in St. Marys Township for 552 working residents. Hardly any work in St. Marys Township; the top destination outside it is Decatur (26%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
St. Marys Township at work: what stands out
St. Marys Township is a place people come home to
There are 39 jobs based in St. Marys Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday St. Marys Township has about 790 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
St. Marys Township and Decatur trade workers both ways
Decatur is the top workplace for St. Marys Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in St. Marys Township come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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; with 552 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind St. Marys Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, St. Marys Township is better than 43% of U.S. towns. Household income holds St. Marys Township’s grade up ($89,286, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 27% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: St. Marys 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, St. Marys Township could be anywhere from D to A−.
Who commutes out of St. Marys Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 549 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 790 people are in St. Marys Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from St. Marys Township ends
Where St. Marys Township clocks in
26% 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.
67% of the jobs in St. Marys Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Marys Township, 2014 → 2024: 16 → 39. 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. Marys Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long St. Marys Township spends getting to work: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Marys Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 533 commuters (the 10% 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.
The distance from St. Marys Township to work
About 18% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of St. Marys Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, St. Marys Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place St. Marys 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 590 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). 12.4% of St. Marys Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of St. Marys Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800, St. Marys Township ranks 2,265th of 5,400 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 8 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 95 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 103 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,263 | Fairfield NY | 1,436 | $90K | 11.6% | 6.5% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,264 | Hebron Estates KY | 1,056 | $55K | 13.2% | 18.8% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,265 | St. Marys Township IN | 1,301 | $89K | 11.9% | 0.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,266 | Fawn River Township MI | 1,527 | $79K | 12.0% | 0.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,267 | Sycamore Township OH | 1,441 | $64K | 5.4% | 7.7% | 5% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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. Marys Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around St. Marys Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Marys Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Marys Township | – | C+ | D− | 25 min | $89,286 |
| Washington Township | 3% | B | B+ | 27 min | $61,371 |
| Blue Creek Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 45 min | $59,330 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Marys 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. Marys Township: questions
What is the median household income in St. Marys Township?
$89,286 (±$38,401) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Marys Township?
11.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Marys Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Marys Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Decatur (26%, 6 mi), Fort Wayne (15%, 26 mi), Monroe (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is St. Marys Township walkable?
St. Marys Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around St. Marys Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Marys Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Marys 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.