With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Taylor Township works elsewhere
For jobs and income Taylor Township is better than 64% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (D). Employers in Taylor Township report 1,374 jobs; 3,931 of its residents have a job. Only 4% work in Taylor Township; the top destination outside it is Kokomo (41%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Taylor Township apart on work
Taylor Township and Kokomo trade workers both ways
Kokomo is the top workplace for Taylor Township residents (41%) and also where the most people who work in Taylor Township come from (36% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Taylor Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Indiana. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Indiana worker. Time on the road ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
33% of the jobs based in Taylor Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 23% of Taylor Township’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
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 four measures behind Taylor Township’s grade
Unemployment holds Taylor Township’s grade up (2.2%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($71,971, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Taylor Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Commuting out of Taylor Township: the destinations
Where Taylor Township clocks in
13% of workers
3% 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.
A commute of about 19 minutes in Taylor Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 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 3,709 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.
What Taylor Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Taylor Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,119 → 1,374. 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.
The daily commute in and out of Taylor Township
On a workday 3,774 residents head out to work, 157 work right here, and 1,217 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,900 people are in Taylor Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
How many miles Taylor Township commutes
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.
The commute in Taylor Township is mostly behind the wheel
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 3,930 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). 0.4% of Taylor Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Taylor Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,806 U.S. towns of 6,600 to 12,700, Taylor Township comes 1,301st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 73 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 152 | Miller Township IN | 10,161 | $113K | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
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| 174 | Lakes of the Four Seasons IN | 7,402 | $122K | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,299 | Walled Lake MI | 7,320 | $72K | 10.5% | 4.0% | 3% | B |
| 1,300 | Dormont PA | 7,816 | $81K | 7.9% | 6.0% | 3% | B |
| 1,301 | Taylor Township IN | 9,436 | $72K | 10.6% | 2.2% | 4% | B |
| 1,302 | Lynwood IL | 9,297 | $85K | 9.2% | 5.7% | 2% | B |
| 1,303 | Burnet TX | 6,939 | $88K | 8.1% | 2.1% | 13% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,806 | 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 Taylor Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door to Taylor Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Taylor Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Township | – | B | D | 19 min | $71,971 |
| Howard Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 19 min | $81,595 |
| Center Township | under 2% | C− | B | 19 min | $51,025 |
| Harrison Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 21 min | $85,478 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | B | B | 22 min | $84,632 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $93,813 |
| Union Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 29 min | $71,694 |
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?
$71,971 (±$12,985) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Taylor Township?
10.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Taylor Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Taylor Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kokomo (41%, 4 mi), Indianapolis (13%, 46 mi), Carmel (3%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Taylor Township walkable?
Taylor Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Taylor Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% 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. 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.