Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Turman Township works elsewhere
There are 72 jobs in Turman Township; 339 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Turman Township D−; getting around on foot earns it D−. Measured by household income, Turman Township is behind 82% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Turman Township, in brief
Turman Township is a place people come home to
There are 72 jobs based in Turman Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Turman Township has about 810 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Turman Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 339 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Turman Township
On income, poverty and job access, Turman Township is better than 4% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Turman Township’s grade.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Turman 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, Turman Township could be anywhere from D− to B.
Turman Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 326 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 810 people are in Turman Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
The trip to work from Turman Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Turman Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 238 commuters (the 2% 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.
13% of working residents work in Sullivan
Where Turman Township clocks in
13% of workers
9% 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.
Turman Township works in goods: 29% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Turman Township, 2013 → 2023: 114 → 72. 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 Turman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Turman Township works
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 Turman Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Turman Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Turman 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 244 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). 9.5% of Turman Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Turman Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Turman Township sits among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 69 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 108 | Campbell Township IN | 1,172 | $122K | 0.0% | 7.1% | 1% | A |
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| 138 | Greenville IN | 1,452 | $135K | 5.6% | 4.1% | 1% | A |
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| 3,431 | Bethesda OH | 1,179 | $36K | 21.8% | 2.8% | 2% | D− |
| 3,432 | Cedar Bluff VA | 1,003 | $37K | 17.4% | 2.8% | 3% | D− |
| 3,433 | Turman Township IN | 1,080 | $54K | 30.0% | 0.0% | 4% | D− |
| 3,434 | Lincoln Township MI | 1,319 | $52K | 19.1% | 8.6% | <1% | D− |
| 3,435 | Lynch Township MO | 1,381 | $38K | 13.6% | 0.3% | 1% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Turman Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door is work for 13% of Turman Township
The biggest share goes to Hamilton Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Turman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turman Township | – | D− | D− | 32 min | $54,167 |
| Gill Township | 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Fairbanks Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Hamilton Township | 9% | C | B | 22 min | $54,885 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gill Township: not graded. Fairbanks Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Turman 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 Turman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Turman Township?
$54,167 (±$29,238) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Turman Township?
30.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Turman Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Turman Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sullivan (13%, 8 mi), Hamilton Township (9%, 8 mi), Terre Haute (6%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Turman Township walkable?
Turman Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Turman Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Turman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Turman 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.