Thomas A. Hendricks House and Stone Head Road Marker · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAlmost no one in Van Buren Township’s labor force is looking for work
Measured by household income, Van Buren Township is ahead of 72% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Van Buren Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D. Hardly any work in Van Buren Township itself; outside it, Columbus draws the most (29%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Van Buren Township stands out on work
Van Buren Township is a place people come home to
There are 69 jobs based in Van Buren Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Van Buren Township has about 1,200 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
29% of Van Buren Township works in Columbus
238 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Columbus, 16 miles away. That’s 29 times as many as work in Van Buren Township itself. The commute map ↓
Van Buren Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 821 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Van Buren Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Van Buren Township is better than 78% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Van Buren Township’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Van Buren Township could be anywhere from B to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of Van Buren Township
On a workday 814 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Van Buren Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.08 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Van Buren Township goes to work
Where Van Buren Township clocks in
29% of workers
12% of workers
10% 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.
Commuting from Van Buren Township: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Van Buren Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 933 commuters (the 17% 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.
Goods jobs make up 35% of work in Van Buren Township
69 jobs are based in Van Buren Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Van Buren Township, 2014 → 2024: 262 → 69. 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 Van Buren Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Van Buren Township
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.
In Van Buren Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Van Buren Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns. 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 1,119 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). 2.9% of Van Buren Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Van Buren Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
831st of 5,509: where Van Buren Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 114 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 169 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 829 | Kirkland IL | 1,632 | $94K | 6.8% | 3.1% | 3% | A− |
| 830 | South Amherst OH | 1,488 | $86K | 6.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A− |
| 831 | Van Buren Township IN | 1,969 | $94K | 4.9% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 832 | Atwater Township OH | 2,581 | $80K | 5.8% | 2.8% | 5% | A− |
| 833 | Ringle WI | 1,763 | $92K | 2.6% | 5.2% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Van Buren Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
How Van Buren Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Van Buren Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren Township | – | A− | D | 31 min | $93,664 |
| Washington Township | 5% | B− | C+ | 32 min | $66,793 |
| Salt Creek Township | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
| Pershing Township | under 1% | C+ | D− | 29 min | $72,675 |
| Jackson Township | under 1% | A− | D− | 32 min | $106,591 |
| Ohio Township | under 1% | B+ | C− | 28 min | $96,652 |
Same-state neighbors only. Salt Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Van Buren 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 Van Buren Township: questions
What is the median household income in Van Buren Township?
$93,664 (±$8,066) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Van Buren Township?
4.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Van Buren Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Van Buren Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (29%, 16 mi), Nashville (12%, 8 mi), Indianapolis (10%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Van Buren Township walkable?
Van Buren Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Van Buren 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 Van Buren Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Van Buren 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.