Wildcat Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
191 jobs are based in Wildcat Township for 461 working residents. For jobs and income Wildcat Township is better than 45% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (C). Only 3% work in Wildcat Township itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (17%, 43 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wildcat Township at work: what stands out
Wildcat Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Wildcat Township is Indianapolis, 43 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (79) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Wildcat Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 46 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 461 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Wildcat Township
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Wildcat Township’s grade.
Unemployment (1.8%) is left out: Wildcat 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, Wildcat Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Where in the region Wildcat Township works
About 16% 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.
Getting to work from Wildcat Township takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wildcat Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 615 commuters (the 7% 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.
Wildcat Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 445 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 175 people come in from elsewhere.
About 980 people are in Wildcat 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.
Out of Wildcat Township to work: where people go
Where Wildcat Township clocks in
17% of workers
10% 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.
Goods jobs make up 47% of work in Wildcat Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wildcat Township, 2013 → 2023: 161 → 191. 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 Wildcat Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
For most of Wildcat Township, work means a drive
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 4.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 658 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). 4.2% of Wildcat Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wildcat Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Wildcat Township is 1,905th of 4,866 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,700
| # | 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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| 85 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 93 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,903 | Milesburg PA | 1,062 | $61K | 6.7% | 1.4% | <1% | C+ |
| 1,904 | Blue River Township IN | 1,157 | $86K | 11.5% | 2.4% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,905 | Wildcat Township IN | 1,251 | $74K | 10.3% | 1.8% | 3% | C+ |
| 1,906 | Blawnox PA | 1,384 | $60K | 16.7% | 2.5% | 5% | C+ |
| 1,907 | Jefferson Township KS | 1,063 | $67K | 5.8% | 3.0% | 6% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,866 | 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 Wildcat Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door to Wildcat Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wildcat Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Township | – | C+ | C | 30 min | $74,028 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | C | D− | 36 min | $85,329 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $93,813 |
| Union Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 29 min | $71,694 |
| Green Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Duck Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Township and Duck Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wildcat 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 Wildcat Township: questions
What is the median household income in Wildcat Township?
$74,028 (±$17,528) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wildcat Township?
10.3%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wildcat Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wildcat Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (17%, 43 mi), Kokomo (12%, 12 mi), Tipton (10%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wildcat Township walkable?
Wildcat Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wildcat Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wildcat Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wildcat 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.