Vigo Township has lower unemployment (1.2%) than 93% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Vigo Township is behind 75% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Vigo Township B−; getting around on foot earns it C. Only 7% work in Vigo Township itself; outside it, Vincennes draws the most (19%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Vigo Township at work: what stands out
Fewer jobs are based in Vigo Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Vigo Township fell from 929 in 2013 to 545 in 2023, −41%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
43% of the jobs in Vigo Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 19% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Few Vigo Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Vigo Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Vigo Township is better than 46% of U.S. towns, #365 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Vigo Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Vigo Township could be anywhere from C to B.
Inside Vigo Township’s 545 jobs
545 jobs are based in Vigo Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vigo Township, 2013 → 2023: 929 → 545. 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 Vigo Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Vigo Township takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Vigo Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,845 commuters (the 4% 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 a workday changes Vigo Township
On a workday 1,445 residents head out to work, 113 work right here, and 432 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Vigo Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.35 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.
Where the trip to work from Vigo Township ends
Where Vigo Township clocks in
19% of workers
7% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Vigo 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.
Most trips from Vigo Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Vigo Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns, #395 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of 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 1,913 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). 8.3% of Vigo Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Vigo Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Vigo Township next to U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400: 2,344th of 4,177 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 84 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 95 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 136 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,342 | New York Mills NY | 3,162 | $58K | 34.4% | 1.2% | 4% | B− |
| 2,343 | Honeoye Falls NY | 2,841 | $82K | 10.3% | 11.0% | 13% | B− |
| 2,344 | Vigo Township IN | 4,014 | $59K | 9.7% | 1.2% | 7% | B− |
| 2,345 | Provincetown MA | 3,729 | $137K | 6.2% | 7.2% | 48% | B− |
| 2,346 | Lake California CA | 3,808 | $92K | 9.7% | 4.6% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,177 | 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 Vigo Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door to Vigo Township
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vigo Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vigo Township | – | B− | C | 27 min | $59,120 |
| Steele Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Elmore Township | under 3% | C | B | 21 min | $75,833 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | C+ | B | 18 min | $58,630 |
| Washington Township | 2% | C | B− | 24 min | $51,786 |
| Widner Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 26 min | $70,236 |
| Stafford Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 3% | D | B | 25 min | $54,038 |
| Steen Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Steele Township, Stafford Township and Steen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vigo 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 Vigo Township: questions
What is the median household income in Vigo Township?
$59,120 (±$9,834) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Vigo Township?
9.7%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Vigo Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Vigo Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vincennes (19%, 19 mi), Bicknell (7%, 6 mi), Washington (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Vigo Township walkable?
Vigo Township is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Vigo Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vigo Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vigo 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.