Fewer people are out of work in Washington Township (2.8%) than in 73% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Washington Township is behind 72% of U.S. towns. Washington Township grades B for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. About one in five work in Washington Township; the top destination outside it is Decatur (31%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Washington Township and work: the main findings
Washington Township trades workers with the towns around it
Washington Township has about as many jobs (4,450) as working residents (4,049), but they are mostly different people: 3,152 residents leave for work each day while 3,553 people come in. Only 20% of the jobs in Washington Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Washington Township and Decatur trade workers both ways
Decatur is the top workplace for Washington Township residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Washington Township come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Washington Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Washington Township fell from 6,324 in 2014 to 4,450 in 2024, −30%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Washington Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Washington Township is better than 59% of U.S. towns, #251 of 593 in Indiana. Unemployment holds Washington Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($61,371, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Washington Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
The workday shuffle in and out of Washington Township
On a workday 3,152 residents head out to work, 897 work right here, and 3,553 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Washington Township to work: where people go
Where Washington Township clocks in
31% of workers
5% 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.
What Washington Township’s employers do
4,450 jobs are based in Washington Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2014 → 2024: 6,324 → 4,450. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Washington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Washington Township: about 27 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Washington Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,857 commuters (the 4% 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 many miles Washington Township commutes
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around Washington Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Washington Township is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns, #137 of 593 in Indiana. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 7.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,024 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). 9.0% of Washington Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Washington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,459th of 2,907: where Washington Township ranks among U.S. towns of 6,200 to 12,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
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| 75 | Worth Township IN | 6,688 | $123K | 4.1% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 161 | Miller Township IN | 10,161 | $113K | 3.0% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
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| 182 | Lakes of the Four Seasons IN | 7,402 | $122K | 3.1% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,457 | Lyndon KY | 11,301 | $66K | 9.2% | 4.6% | 5% | B |
| 1,458 | Flowood MS | 11,003 | $84K | 13.4% | 4.1% | 16% | B |
| 1,459 | Washington Township IN | 8,854 | $61K | 7.1% | 2.8% | 22% | B |
| 1,460 | Kapaa HI | 11,094 | $89K | 7.5% | 2.3% | 11% | B |
| 1,461 | Washington Township IN | 7,010 | $71K | 12.5% | 2.8% | 11% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,907 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Washington Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Next door to Washington Township
The biggest share goes to Monroe Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | B | B+ | 27 min | $61,371 |
| Root Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 20 min | $63,492 |
| St. Marys Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 25 min | $89,286 |
| Monroe Township | 1% | C+ | B+ | 23 min | $73,894 |
| Kirkland Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kirkland Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Washington 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 Washington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Washington Township?
$61,371 (±$6,667) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
7.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
22% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Decatur (31%, 3 mi), Fort Wayne (19%, 23 mi), Berne (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Washington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Washington 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.