Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Vernon Township
Commuters spend 19 minutes getting to work on average; the Indiana average is 24, the U.S. 26. Only 5% work in Vernon Township; the top destination outside it is Salem (15%, 8 miles). Vernon Township has 245 jobs, against 293 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Vernon Township, in a few figures
Commuting from Vernon Township: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 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 512 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.
Who leaves Vernon Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 279 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 231 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Vernon Township’s residents
Where Vernon Township clocks in
15% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
Jobs in Vernon Township: what the 245 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vernon Township, 2014 → 2024: 237 → 245. 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 Vernon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Vernon Township commutes
About 23% 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.
How Vernon Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vernon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $78,229 |
| Howard Township | under 3% | B+ | B− | 25 min | $95,938 |
| Washington Township | 3% | D | C | 27 min | $59,083 |
| Brown Township | under 3% | D− | C+ | 29 min | $41,132 |
| Northeast Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Madison Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Northeast Township and Madison 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 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 Vernon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vernon Township?
$78,229 (±$32,919) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vernon Township?
11.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vernon 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 Vernon Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salem (15%, 8 mi), Indianapolis (5%, 82 mi), New Albany (4%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Vernon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% 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), 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.