With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of White River Township works elsewhere
For jobs and income White River Township is better than 79% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (D). There are 307 jobs in White River Township for 1,158 working residents. Only 3% stay in White River Township for work; outside it, Indianapolis is the main destination (26%, 28 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in White River Township
White River Township makes and builds things
56% of the jobs based in White River Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs White River Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. The jobs ↓
White River Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside White River Township is Indianapolis, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 26% of working residents (306) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
White River Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
White River Township is a place people come home to
There are 307 jobs based in White River Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday White River Township has about 1,500 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The four measures behind White River Township’s grade
The poverty rate is its strongest input (3.9%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($82,161, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, White River Township could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Factories, building and farms: 56% of the jobs in White River Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White River Township, 2014 → 2024: 195 → 307. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs White River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from White River Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 34 minutes to work from White River Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White River Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,193 commuters (the 13% 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.
Who leaves White River Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,125 residents head out to work, 33 work right here, and 274 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in White River Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of White River Township: the destinations
Where White River Township clocks in
26% of workers
7% 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.
For most of White River Township, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,372 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). 4.8% of White River Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of White River Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, White River Township is 823rd of 5,552 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,200
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 72 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 181 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 821 | Fontana-on-Geneva Lake WI | 1,886 | $107K | 7.5% | 3.3% | 4% | A− |
| 822 | Park City TN | 2,813 | $95K | 4.7% | 2.6% | 2% | A− |
| 823 | White River Township IN | 2,340 | $82K | 3.9% | 3.4% | 3% | A− |
| 824 | Wales MA | 1,833 | $89K | 5.1% | 5.5% | 4% | A− |
| 825 | Fillmore Township MI | 2,934 | $90K | 3.4% | 4.5% | 6% | A− |
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| 5,552 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 River Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around White River Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White River Township | – | A− | D | 34 min | $82,161 |
| Jackson Township | 2% | A− | C | 28 min | $84,913 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | A | D | 33 min | $101,908 |
| Noblesville Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Madison Township | under 2% | C | D− | 36 min | $85,329 |
| Wayne Township | 3% | A− | D | 29 min | $94,037 |
Same-state neighbors only. Noblesville Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wayne Township. Darker towns draw more of White River 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 2024, 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 River Township: questions
What is the median household income in White River Township?
$82,161 (±$16,242) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White River Township?
3.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White River Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White River Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (26%, 28 mi), Noblesville (15%, 9 mi), Fishers (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is White River Township walkable?
White River Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around White River Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of White River Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.