At 11.8%, unemployment in Walker Township is higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, against 11% across Indiana. The two grades for Walker Township are C+ for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Hardly any work in Walker Township itself; outside it, DeMotte draws the most (6%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Walker Township
Walker Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Walker Township is a place people come home to
There are 105 jobs based in Walker Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Walker Township has about 2,300 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Walker Township workers work from home
Only 2% 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.
Inside Walker Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Walker Township is better than 41% of U.S. towns, #400 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate holds Walker Township’s grade up (5.0%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Walker Township could be anywhere from C to A−.
A commute of about 38 minutes in Walker Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Walker Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,621 commuters (the 2% 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.
Walker Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,635 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 93 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Walker Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.06 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 Walker Township goes to work
Where Walker Township clocks in
5% of workers
5% 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.
What the 105 jobs in Walker Township are
105 jobs are based in Walker Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Walker Township, 2013 → 2023: 113 → 105. 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 Walker Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Walker Township to work
About 21% 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 of Walker Township commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,660 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). 3.1% of Walker Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Walker Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,589th of 4,264: where Walker Township ranks among U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 80 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 91 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 132 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,587 | White Pigeon Township MI | 3,893 | $71K | 15.3% | 4.3% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,588 | Rush Township OH | 2,800 | $63K | 6.5% | 6.2% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,589 | Walker Township IN | 3,853 | $92K | 5.0% | 11.8% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,590 | Porter Township MI | 3,946 | $80K | 10.7% | 6.7% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,591 | Claibourne Township OH | 4,151 | $66K | 9.8% | 4.8% | 6% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | 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 Walker Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door to Walker Township
The biggest share goes to Wheatfield Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Walker Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Township | – | C+ | D− | 38 min | $91,932 |
| Gillam Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Barkley Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Union Township | under 3% | D | D | 40 min | $30,750 |
| Cass Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Kankakee Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Keener Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 31 min | $74,292 |
| Wheatfield Township | 5% | B | C+ | 29 min | $80,150 |
| Railroad Township | under 3% | B+ | D− | 27 min | $90,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gillam Township, Barkley Township and Cass Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Kankakee Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Walker 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 Walker Township: questions
What is the median household income in Walker Township?
$91,932 (±$14,599) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Walker Township?
5.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Walker Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Walker Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are DeMotte (6%, 8 mi), Rensselaer (5%, 14 mi), Valparaiso (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Walker Township walkable?
Walker Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Walker 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 Walker Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Walker 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.