Randolph County Infirmary · Photo: OfficialRandolphCountyAsylumInfirmary · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in White River Township trail those of 75% of U.S. towns
14.2% of residents are in poverty, where Indiana as a whole has 12.3%. White River Township grades C− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in four work in White River Township; the top destination outside it is Winchester (25%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where White River Township stands out on work
White River Township and Winchester trade workers both ways
Winchester is the top workplace for White River Township residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in White River Township come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
White River Township trades workers with the towns around it
White River Township has about as many jobs (3,298) as working residents (2,997), but they are mostly different people: 2,133 residents leave for work each day while 2,434 people come in. Only 26% of the jobs in White River Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from White River Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 24 across Indiana. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Indiana worker. Time on the road ↓
White River Township makes and builds things
37% 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 31%. 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.
White River Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, White River Township is better than 20% of U.S. towns, #525 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides White River Township’s grade.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, White River Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
The towns that employ White River Township’s residents
Where White River Township clocks in
25% of workers
8% 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.
In and out of White River Township on a workday
On a workday 2,133 residents head out to work, 864 work right here, and 2,434 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.10 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The trip to work from White River Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 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 2,602 commuters (the 8% 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.
Making and building: 37% of jobs based in White River Township
3,298 jobs are based in White River Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White River Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,609 → 3,298. 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 River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from White River Township
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.
For most of White River Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, White River Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns, #263 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 5.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,840 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). 5.3% 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.
Out of 3,205 U.S. towns of 5,000 to 9,700, White River Township comes 2,703rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 77 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 121 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 172 | New Whiteland IN | 5,937 | $90K | 3.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 2,701 | Palmer AK | 6,710 | $72K | 13.0% | 6.9% | — | C− |
| 2,702 | Tillamook OR | 5,162 | $58K | 11.8% | 4.8% | 31% | C− |
| 2,703 | White River Township IN | 7,169 | $59K | 14.2% | 5.9% | 29% | C− |
| 2,704 | Brown Township OH | 7,280 | $57K | 14.8% | 7.9% | 14% | C− |
| 2,705 | Live Oak CA | 9,466 | $74K | 17.4% | 6.6% | 7% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,205 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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.
White River Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White River Township | – | C− | B− | 18 min | $59,461 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 26 min | $58,750 |
| Stoney Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | D | B− | 23 min | $45,983 |
| Union Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 27 min | $78,214 |
| Ward Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 19 min | $72,841 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | C | C | 29 min | $53,571 |
| Greensfork Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 32 min | $78,592 |
Same-state neighbors only. Stoney Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 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 River Township: questions
What is the median household income in White River Township?
$59,461 (±$7,485) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White River Township?
14.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White River Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White River Township work?
29% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winchester (25%, 2 mi), Muncie (8%, 21 mi), Indianapolis (7%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is White River Township walkable?
White River Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 out of 20, and 4% 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), 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.