Photo: Calvin Beale · Public domainVernon Township has higher unemployment (5.7%) than 71% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in Vernon Township itself; outside it, Seymour draws the most (24%, 10 miles). Jobs and income earn Vernon Township C−; getting around on foot earns it D. Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Vernon Township in brief
Vernon Township makes and builds things
80% of the jobs based in Vernon Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Vernon Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 41%. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Vernon Township pay over $40,000 a year
73% of the jobs based in Vernon Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Vernon Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 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.
Income, poverty and work: Vernon Township’s grade explained
Job access by car holds Vernon Township’s grade up (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (21.8%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Vernon Township could be anywhere from D to B+.
Vernon Township makes things: 80% of its jobs are in goods
1,044 jobs are based in Vernon Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vernon Township, 2013 → 2023: 878 → 1,044. 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 Vernon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Vernon Township takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vernon Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,214 commuters (the 9% 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.
Who leaves Vernon Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,336 residents head out to work, 210 work right here, and 834 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Vernon Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.68 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.
Commuting out of Vernon Township: the destinations
Where Vernon Township clocks in
24% of workers
12% of workers
11% 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.
Half of Vernon Township commutes less than 13 miles
About 24% 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 Vernon Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Vernon Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns, #543 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Vernon 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 1,339 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). 3.2% of Vernon Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Vernon Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Vernon Township is 3,403rd of 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 85 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 99 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,401 | Kulpmont PA | 2,688 | $50K | 10.7% | 5.5% | 5% | C− |
| 3,402 | Benton City WA | 4,019 | $64K | 11.3% | 7.6% | 6% | C− |
| 3,403 | Vernon Township IN | 3,436 | $65K | 21.8% | 5.7% | 14% | C− |
| 3,404 | Roscommon Township MI | 4,520 | $53K | 12.3% | 3.6% | 18% | C− |
| 3,405 | Mahanoy Township PA | 3,022 | $59K | 11.7% | 15.3% | 2% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Vernon Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
How Vernon Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Jennings Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vernon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Township | – | C− | D | 29 min | $64,850 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 22 min | $105,184 |
| Grassy Fork Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Jennings Township | 4% | C | C− | 25 min | $40,512 |
| Gibson Township | under 2% | B | D | 32 min | $100,313 |
| Finley Township | under 2% | B | B | 21 min | $130,735 |
| Marion Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 30 min | $83,266 |
Same-state neighbors only. Grassy Fork Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vernon 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 Vernon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vernon Township?
$64,850 (±$20,267) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vernon Township?
21.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vernon Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vernon Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seymour (24%, 10 mi), Crothersville (12%, 1 mi), Columbus (11%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Vernon Township walkable?
Vernon Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Vernon 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 Vernon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vernon 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.