Most of Whiskey Run Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Whiskey Run Township is better than 7% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (C). Whiskey Run Township has 318 jobs, and 785 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 1% of workers, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Whiskey Run Township stands out on work
Whiskey Run Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 43 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 330 hours of commuting, 146 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Whiskey Run Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Whiskey Run Township is New Albany, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (60) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Many jobs in Whiskey Run Township pay little
31% of the jobs based in Whiskey Run Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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; with 785 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Whiskey Run Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Whiskey Run Township’s grade.
Unemployment (3.7%) is left out: Whiskey Run Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Whiskey Run Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
Time on the road from Whiskey Run Township: about 43 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Whiskey Run Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 727 commuters (the 1% 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.
The distance from Whiskey Run Township to work
About 26% 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.
In Whiskey Run Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whiskey Run Township, 2013 → 2023: 402 → 318. 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 Whiskey Run Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Whiskey Run Township on a workday
On a workday 744 residents head out to work, 41 work right here, and 277 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Whiskey Run Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
8% of working residents work in New Albany
Where Whiskey Run Township clocks in
8% 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.
Most trips from Whiskey Run Township start in a car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 5.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 737 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). 11.1% of Whiskey Run Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Whiskey Run Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
4,884th of 5,509: where Whiskey Run Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 114 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 169 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Westminster SC | 2,504 | $41K | 21.3% | 3.9% | 3% | D |
| 4,883 | Jefferson TX | 2,056 | $42K | 21.6% | 8.4% | 17% | D |
| 4,884 | Whiskey Run Township IN | 1,963 | $59K | 22.2% | 3.7% | 5% | D |
| 4,885 | Hartland ME | 1,890 | $46K | 16.0% | 3.9% | 7% | D |
| 4,886 | Ripley NY | 2,255 | $53K | 15.0% | 4.0% | 12% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Whiskey Run Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
How Whiskey Run Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Jennings Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whiskey Run Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whiskey Run Township | – | D | C | 43 min | $58,531 |
| Blue River Township | under 3% | C+ | C | 32 min | $64,250 |
| Spencer Township | under 3% | A− | D− | 35 min | $95,793 |
| Liberty Township | under 3% | D | B− | 31 min | $49,593 |
| Jennings Township | 2% | D | C− | 33 min | $48,750 |
| Milltown | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Sterling Township | under 3% | D− | C− | 35 min | $41,250 |
| Posey Township | under 3% | D− | C− | 43 min | $43,100 |
Same-state neighbors only. Milltown: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Whiskey Run 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 Whiskey Run Township: questions
What is the median household income in Whiskey Run Township?
$58,531 (±$11,599) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Whiskey Run Township?
22.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Whiskey Run Township?
43 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Whiskey Run Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Albany (8%, 26 mi), Harrison Township (7%, 12 mi), Indianapolis (6%, 100 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Whiskey Run Township walkable?
Whiskey Run Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Whiskey Run Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whiskey Run Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whiskey Run 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.