Washington Township has lower household incomes than 89% of U.S. towns
Only 1% work in Washington Township; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (27%, 32 miles). 14.2% of residents are in poverty, against 12.3% across Indiana. The two grades for Washington Township are C for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Washington Township
Washington Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Washington Township is Indianapolis, 32 miles away as the crow flies. 27% of working residents (169) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Washington 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 621 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Washington Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Washington Township is better than 31% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Washington Township’s grade up (ahead of 70% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($48,688, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (7.7%) is left out: Washington Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Washington Township could be anywhere from C− to A−.
How many miles Washington Township commutes
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.
Washington Township’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 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 544 commuters (the 5% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Washington Township
On a workday 612 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 199 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.33 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Where Washington Township goes to work
Where Washington Township clocks in
27% of workers
12% 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.
39% of the jobs in Washington Township make or build things
208 jobs are based in Washington Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2014 → 2024: 176 → 208. 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.
In Washington Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Washington Township is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.2% 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 575 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 Washington Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Washington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Washington Township is 3,265th of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900 on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 8 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 104 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | 1% | A+ |
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| 114 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 4% | A+ |
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| 3,263 | West Canton NC | 1,412 | $34K | 7.9% | 6.1% | 1% | C |
| 3,264 | Walnut Township IL | 1,549 | $63K | 7.8% | 3.0% | 12% | C |
| 3,265 | Washington Township IN | 1,436 | $49K | 14.2% | 7.7% | 1% | C |
| 3,266 | West Branch Township KS | 1,011 | $61K | 8.8% | 2.0% | 5% | C |
| 3,267 | Corinth VT | 1,482 | $89K | 12.4% | 0.8% | 6% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Jefferson Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | C | B− | 30 min | $48,688 |
| Clinton Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 2% | A | B | 27 min | $90,714 |
| Center Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 23 min | $65,322 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | C | 16 min | $61,042 |
| Jefferson Township | 2% | A | C− | 22 min | $121,533 |
Same-state neighbors only. Clinton 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?
$48,688 (±$45,741) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
14.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (27%, 32 mi), Lebanon (12%, 8 mi), Carmel (5%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington 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 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.