Taylor Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
60 jobs are based in Taylor Township, and 355 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Taylor Township; the top destination outside it is New Albany (13%, 21 miles). The average commute takes 46 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Taylor Township and work: the main findings
Taylor Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 46 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 353 hours of commuting, 169 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 38 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Taylor Township is a place people come home to
There are 60 jobs based in Taylor Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Taylor Township has about 490 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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; with 355 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How long Taylor Township spends getting to work: about 46 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Taylor Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 349 commuters (the 5% 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 daily commute in and out of Taylor Township
On a workday 352 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Taylor Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 people from Taylor Township work
Where Taylor Township clocks in
13% 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.
What Taylor Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Taylor Township, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 60. 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 Taylor Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Taylor Township
About 17% 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.
Bordering towns draw 17% of Taylor Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Louisville (12%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Taylor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Township | – | — | — | 46 min | $81,591 |
| Boone Township | under 2% | C+ | C− | 36 min | $54,375 |
| Posey Township | 5% | A− | D− | 38 min | $84,348 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Taylor 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 Taylor Township: questions
What is the median household income in Taylor Township?
$81,591 (±$15,596) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Taylor Township?
5.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Taylor Township?
46 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Taylor Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Albany (13%, 21 mi), Louisville (12%, 21 mi), Jeffersonville (7%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Taylor Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Taylor Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Taylor 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.