Howard School · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainHouseholds in Whitestown have higher incomes than those in 90% of U.S. towns
19% of workers work from home; Indiana has 11%. Poverty touches 2.8% of residents, against 12.3% across Indiana. Whitestown grades A+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Whitestown
Stores, warehouses and trucking
78% of the jobs in Whitestown are in trade, transport and utilities, against 19% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Jobs in Whitestown have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Whitestown went from 5,123 in 2013 to 16,180 in 2023, +216%. The jobs ↓
Whitestown is where the jobs are
Whitestown has 16,180 jobs, 3.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 26,000 people are in town, 68% more than the 16,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Whitestown and Indianapolis trade workers both ways
Indianapolis is the top workplace for Whitestown residents (47%) and also where the most people who work in Whitestown come from (36% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Whitestown
19% of Whitestown workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Whitestown: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Whitestown is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #2 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Whitestown’s grade. 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, Whitestown could be anywhere from A to A+.
Inside Whitestown’s 16,180 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whitestown, 2013 → 2023: 5,123 → 16,180. 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 Whitestown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Whitestown, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 5,131 residents head out to work, 320 work right here, and 15,860 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26,000 people are in Whitestown on a workday afternoon, 68% more than live here.
3.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The towns that send workers to Whitestown
Where Whitestown clocks in
47% of workers
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.
From Whitestown, about 25 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Whitestown workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,892 commuters (the 19% 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.
Half of Whitestown commutes less than 15 miles
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.
Driving is how Whitestown gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Whitestown is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns, #489 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,289 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). 0.3% of Whitestown households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Whitestown’s commuters take a bus or train.
Whitestown next to U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000: 46th of 2,109 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 44 | Weddington NC | 14,517 | $191K | 4.0% | 1.8% | 4% | A+ |
| 45 | Upper Uwchlan Township PA | 13,681 | $191K | 1.6% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| 46 | Whitestown IN | 15,767 | $124K | 2.8% | 1.6% | 6% | A+ |
| 47 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| 48 | Blue Ash OH | 13,707 | $115K | 4.0% | 1.2% | 11% | A+ |
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| 81 | McCordsville IN | 13,094 | $111K | 0.9% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
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| 93 | Brown Township IN | 15,523 | $140K | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
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| 152 | Huntertown IN | 11,600 | $109K | 3.2% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
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| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Whitestown, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Whitestown and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Zionsville (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whitestown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitestown | – | A+ | C− | 25 min | $123,643 |
| Zionsville | 6% | A+ | C+ | 23 min | $172,024 |
| Perry Township | under 2% | — | D− | 25 min | — |
| Worth Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 28 min | $122,911 |
| Lebanon | 3% | B | C+ | 21 min | $65,154 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Whitestown’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 Whitestown: questions
What is the median household income in Whitestown?
$123,643 (±$10,642) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Whitestown?
2.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Whitestown?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Whitestown work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (47%, 18 mi), Carmel (8%, 12 mi), Zionsville (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Whitestown walkable?
Whitestown is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Whitestown without a car?
0% 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 Whitestown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whitestown
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.