Washington Township’s household incomes are lower than in 68% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 14.6%, where Indiana as a whole has 12.3%. Washington Township grades C− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Only 4% work in Washington Township itself; outside it, Logansport draws the most (22%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Washington Township at work: what stands out
Washington Township makes and builds things
89% of the jobs based in Washington Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Washington Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 35%. The jobs ↓
Washington Township and Logansport trade workers both ways
Logansport is the top workplace for Washington Township residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Washington Township come from (38% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Washington Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Washington Township fell from 1,505 in 2013 to 958 in 2023, −36%. 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 643 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Washington Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Washington Township is better than 25% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Washington Township’s grade.
Unemployment (3.5%) 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 D to B.
Factories, building and farms: 89% of the jobs in Washington Township
958 jobs are based in Washington Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,505 → 958. 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 Washington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting out of Washington Township: the destinations
Where Washington Township clocks in
22% 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.
In and out of Washington Township on a workday
On a workday 615 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 930 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.49 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
From Washington Township, about 18 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 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 683 commuters (the 12% 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 24% 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.
In Washington Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Washington Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 3.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 772 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). 6.6% 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 3,732nd of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100 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 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 111 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 122 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 3,730 | Lacon IL | 1,822 | $63K | 14.8% | 5.3% | 12% | C− |
| 3,731 | Ross Township IL | 1,418 | $64K | 10.6% | 2.6% | 2% | C− |
| 3,732 | Washington Township IN | 1,579 | $64K | 14.6% | 3.5% | 4% | C− |
| 3,733 | Victory Township MI | 1,415 | $66K | 9.4% | 8.2% | 4% | C− |
| 3,734 | Washington Township OH | 2,072 | $67K | 14.4% | 0.9% | 0% | C− |
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| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 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 Washington Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Work next door: 10% of Washington Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | C− | C | 18 min | $63,958 |
| Eel Township | under 2% | C− | B+ | 20 min | $47,617 |
| Tipton Township | under 2% | C | C | 20 min | $56,875 |
| Miami Township | under 2% | A− | C | 27 min | $100,179 |
| Clinton Township | 10% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Deer Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clinton Township and Deer Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Clinton Township. 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 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 Washington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Washington Township?
$63,958 (±$24,832) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
14.6%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Logansport (22%, 4 mi), Kokomo (10%, 19 mi), Clinton Township (10%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% 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), 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.