Fort Wayne draws more than half of Washington Township’s working residents
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 1.9 in Fort Wayne. The two grades for Washington Township are B for jobs and income and A− for walkability. About one in four stay in Washington Township for work; outside it, Fort Wayne is the main destination (61%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Washington Township apart on work
More than half of Washington Township works in Fort Wayne
11,357 working residents, 61%, have their main job in Fort Wayne, 3.8 miles away across the town line. That’s 3 times as many as work in Washington Township itself. The commute map ↓
Washington Township is where the jobs are
Washington Township has 47,802 jobs, 2.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 69,000 people are in town, 72% more than the 40,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most Washington Township residents work close to home
68% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
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.
How Washington Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Washington Township is better than 60% of U.S. towns, #244 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car holds Washington Township’s grade up (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($67,489, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Washington Township could be anywhere from B− to B+.
Where Washington Township’s workers come from
Where Washington Township clocks in
4% of workers
3% 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.
Washington Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 14,191 residents head out to work, 4,499 work right here, and 43,303 people come in from elsewhere.
About 69,000 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 72% more than live here.
2.6 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 2024, primary jobs.
Short hops and long hauls from Washington Township
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.
What the 47,802 jobs in Washington Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2014 → 2024: 44,347 → 47,802. 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 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 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 18,946 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.
Washington Township is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Washington Township is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns, #80 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.5% of 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 20,517 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 73% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 66% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.7% of Washington Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Washington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Washington Township is 642nd among 1,086 U.S. towns of 28,000 to 54,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 26 | Zionsville IN | 33,624 | $172K | 3.1% | 2.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 43 | Perry Township IN | 39,325 | $112K | 3.4% | 1.3% | 17% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 162 | Brownsburg IN | 34,089 | $102K | 7.5% | 1.6% | 11% | A |
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| 640 | Niles IL | 30,443 | $75K | 8.5% | 6.7% | 7% | B |
| 641 | Southgate MI | 28,931 | $66K | 9.4% | 4.2% | 6% | B |
| 642 | Washington Township IN | 40,340 | $67K | 10.5% | 3.6% | 24% | B |
| 643 | Belleville Township NJ | 38,997 | $90K | 9.6% | 9.9% | 6% | B |
| 644 | Randallstown MD | 35,957 | $86K | 9.2% | 6.7% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,086 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 25% | 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.
Washington Township and its neighbors: 62% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | B | A− | 21 min | $67,489 |
| St. Joseph Township | under 1% | B | B | 22 min | $72,566 |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | C− | A | 21 min | $49,084 |
| Perry Township | 1% | A+ | C | 21 min | $112,479 |
| Lake Township | under 1% | A | C+ | 20 min | $86,818 |
| Fort Wayne | 61% | C+ | A− | 22 min | $61,422 |
| Eel River Township | under 1% | A | D | 21 min | $99,966 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fort Wayne. 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?
$67,489 (±$4,035) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
10.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
24% work in town.
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.