Households in Stockton Township earn less than those in 91% of U.S. towns
About one in four stay in Stockton Township for work; outside it, Linton is the main destination (22%, 2 miles). 16.5% of residents are in poverty, where Indiana as a whole has 12.3%. The two grades for Stockton Township are D for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Stockton Township: the figures worth knowing
Inside Stockton Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Stockton Township is better than 5% of U.S. towns, #589 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate holds Stockton Township’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (9.7%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Stockton Township could be anywhere from D− to D.
The places Stockton Township commutes to
Where Stockton Township clocks in
10% of workers
4% 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.
Stockton Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,671 residents head out to work, 810 work right here, and 1,672 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,300 people are in Stockton Township on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.71 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 2023, primary jobs.
Inside Stockton Township’s 2,482 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stockton Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,199 → 2,482. 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 Stockton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Stockton Township: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stockton Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,103 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.
The distance from Stockton Township to work
About 28% 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 Stockton Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Stockton Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns, #246 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,288 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). 6.4% of Stockton Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Stockton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
U.S. towns of 5,800 to 11,100, and where Stockton Township sits
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 159 | Miller Township IN | 10,161 | $113K | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 171 | New Whiteland IN | 5,937 | $90K | 3.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,889 | Lake City SC | 5,940 | $34K | 25.7% | 9.7% | 11% | D |
| 2,890 | Torrington WY | 6,205 | $48K | 18.8% | 7.2% | 56% | D |
| 2,891 | Stockton Township IN | 8,254 | $47K | 16.5% | 9.7% | 23% | D |
| 2,892 | Earlimart CA | 7,214 | $53K | 21.8% | 24.9% | 5% | D |
| 2,893 | Yreka CA | 7,714 | $44K | 17.0% | 7.5% | 53% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,956 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Stockton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Stockton Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Grant Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stockton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton Township | – | D | B− | 27 min | $47,167 |
| Stafford Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Cass Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 24 min | $61,285 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Wright Township | under 2% | C− | B+ | 32 min | $54,444 |
| Grant Township | 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stafford Township, Jefferson Township and Grant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stockton 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 Stockton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Stockton Township?
$47,167 (±$6,724) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stockton Township?
16.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stockton Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stockton Township work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Linton (22%, 2 mi), Indianapolis (10%, 76 mi), Terre Haute (4%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Stockton Township walkable?
Stockton Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stockton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stockton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stockton 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.