Unemployment in Worth Township (0.8%) is lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns. For jobs and income Worth Township is better than 98% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (D). Home is the office for 20% of workers; Indiana has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Worth Township apart
Worth Township fills up on a workday
Worth Township has 12,450 jobs, 5.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 17,000 people are in town, more than double the 6,700 who live here. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
86% of the jobs in Worth Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Jobs in Worth Township have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Worth Township went from 4,008 in 2013 to 12,450 in 2023, +211%. The jobs ↓
Worth Township and Indianapolis trade workers both ways
Indianapolis is the top workplace for Worth Township residents (45%) and also where the most people who work in Worth Township come from (40% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Worth Township averages 28 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (23 to 25 minutes). Next door ↓
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.
The four measures behind Worth Township’s grade
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Worth Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Worth Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
Worth Township by day and by night
On a workday 2,290 residents head out to work, 116 work right here, and 12,334 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17,000 people are in Worth Township on a workday afternoon, 150% more than live here.
5.2 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 kinds of work in Worth Township
12,450 jobs are based in Worth Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Worth Township, 2013 → 2023: 4,008 → 12,450. 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 Worth Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who travels to work in Worth Township, and from where
Where Worth Township clocks in
45% of workers
9% 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.
Each way, about 28 minutes from Worth Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Worth Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,633 commuters (the 20% 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 far Worth Township goes to work
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.
In Worth Township, the car does most of the work
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,272 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). 0.0% of Worth Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Worth Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Worth Township next to U.S. towns of 4,700 to 9,000: 72nd of 3,201 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 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 70 | Fairwood MD | 7,526 | $181K | 6.5% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| 71 | Lincolnshire IL | 7,963 | $186K | 5.2% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 72 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| 73 | Inverness IL | 7,418 | $207K | 2.6% | 3.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 74 | Wyoming OH | 8,807 | $165K | 2.7% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 115 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 163 | New Whiteland IN | 5,937 | $90K | 3.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 169 | Lakes of the Four Seasons IN | 7,402 | $122K | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,201 | 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 Worth Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Bordering towns draw 12% of Worth Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Whitestown (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Worth Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worth Township | – | A+ | D | 28 min | $122,911 |
| Whitestown | 6% | A+ | C− | 25 min | $123,643 |
| Zionsville | 6% | A+ | C+ | 23 min | $172,024 |
| Perry Township | under 2% | — | D− | 25 min | — |
| Center Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 23 min | $65,322 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Worth 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 Worth Township: questions
What is the median household income in Worth Township?
$122,911 (±$20,846) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Worth Township?
4.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Worth Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Worth Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (45%, 19 mi), Carmel (9%, 12 mi), Zionsville (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Worth Township walkable?
Worth Township is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Worth Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Worth Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Worth 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.