Vienna Township has lower household incomes than 84% of U.S. towns
About one in five work in Vienna Township; the top destination outside it is Scottsburg (22%, 2 miles). 20.4% of residents live below the poverty line, against 12.3% across Indiana. Jobs and income earn Vienna Township C−; getting around on foot earns it C+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Vienna Township
Vienna Township trades workers with the towns around it
Vienna Township has about as many jobs (4,853) as working residents (4,283), but they are mostly different people: 3,307 residents leave for work each day while 3,877 people come in. Only 20% of the jobs in Vienna Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Vienna Township and Scottsburg trade workers both ways
Scottsburg is the top workplace for Vienna Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Vienna Township come from (14% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 figures behind Vienna Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Vienna Township is better than 25% of U.S. towns, #496 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Vienna Township’s grade up (ahead of 60% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Vienna Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
The daily flow of workers through Vienna Township
On a workday 3,307 residents head out to work, 976 work right here, and 3,877 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 (1.13 per resident).
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 towns that employ Vienna Township’s residents
Where Vienna Township clocks in
22% of workers
6% 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.
Inside Vienna Township’s 4,853 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vienna Township, 2013 → 2023: 5,022 → 4,853. 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 Vienna Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Vienna Township: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vienna Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,983 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.
How far it is to work from Vienna Township
About 22% 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.
Few in Vienna Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Vienna Township is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns, #306 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Vienna 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 4,229 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). 3.8% of Vienna Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Vienna Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Vienna Township is 2,064th among 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000
| # | 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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| 102 | McCordsville IN | 13,094 | $111K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 137 | Miller Township IN | 10,161 | $113K | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 175 | Huntertown IN | 11,600 | $109K | 3.2% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,062 | Madison IN | 12,304 | $61K | 14.9% | 5.2% | 39% | C− |
| 2,063 | Spring Lake NC | 11,252 | $52K | 17.7% | 5.4% | 6% | C− |
| 2,064 | Vienna Township IN | 10,849 | $53K | 20.4% | 5.0% | 23% | C− |
| 2,065 | Arizona City AZ | 9,543 | $66K | 12.6% | 4.4% | 2% | C− |
| 2,066 | Clinton Township IN | 8,925 | $57K | 17.3% | 4.2% | 18% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Vienna Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Vienna Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Jennings Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vienna Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna Township | – | C− | C+ | 24 min | $53,163 |
| Finley Township | under 3% | B | B | 21 min | $130,735 |
| Jennings Township | 4% | C | C− | 25 min | $40,512 |
| Lexington Township | under 3% | B | D− | 29 min | $76,130 |
| Monroe Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 28 min | $90,733 |
| Austin | under 3% | C− | C− | 23 min | $31,520 |
| Johnson Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 22 min | $91,553 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vienna 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 Vienna Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vienna Township?
$53,163 (±$9,676) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vienna Township?
20.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vienna Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vienna Township work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Scottsburg (22%, 2 mi), Jeffersonville (6%, 22 mi), Indianapolis (6%, 80 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Vienna Township walkable?
Vienna Township is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Vienna Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vienna Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vienna 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.