White Post Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
White Post Township has 241 jobs, against 469 working residents. Jobs and income earn White Post Township C; getting around on foot earns it C−. For 1% of workers, the job is at home, against 11% across Indiana.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in White Post Township: the figures worth knowing
Few White Post Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
White Post Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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; with 469 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where White Post Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty and job access, White Post Township is better than 28% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds White Post Township’s grade up (8.4%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 15% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.0%) is left out: White Post Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, White Post Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Commuting from White Post Township: about 29 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White Post Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 407 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.
How many people are in White Post Township by day
On a workday 456 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 228 people come in from elsewhere.
About 820 people are in White Post Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
15% of working residents work in Winamac
Where White Post 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.
In White Post Township, 53% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Post Township, 2013 → 2023: 75 → 241. 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 White Post Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from White Post Township
About 25% 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.
For most of White Post Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, White Post Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place White Post 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 411 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). 1.3% of White Post Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of White Post Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,824th of 3,133: where White Post Township ranks among U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 53 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 84 | Campbell Township IN | 1,172 | $122K | 0.0% | 7.1% | 1% | A |
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| 124 | Long Beach IN | 1,158 | $122K | 3.8% | 2.6% | 2% | A |
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| 1,822 | Galatia Township IL | 1,056 | $48K | 5.7% | 8.6% | 5% | C |
| 1,823 | West Perry Township PA | 1,081 | $62K | 8.5% | 1.4% | 3% | C |
| 1,824 | White Post Township IN | 1,052 | $63K | 8.4% | 3.0% | 3% | C |
| 1,825 | Whiteoak Township OH | 1,331 | $78K | 13.2% | 1.3% | 2% | C |
| 1,826 | Eagle Township OH | 1,353 | $90K | 19.3% | 6.5% | 3% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 White Post Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
The towns around White Post Township
The biggest share goes to Salem Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Post Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Post Township | – | C | C− | 29 min | $62,583 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Cass Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Salem Township | 3% | D | C | 27 min | $69,545 |
Same-state neighbors only. Jefferson Township and Cass Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of White Post 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 White Post Township: questions
What is the median household income in White Post Township?
$62,583 (±$34,041) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Post Township?
8.4%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White Post Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White Post Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winamac (15%, 14 mi), Indianapolis (5%, 95 mi), Francesville (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is White Post Township walkable?
White Post Township is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around White Post Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White Post Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Post 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.