Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Washington Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Washington Township B+; getting around on foot earns it D−. Washington Township has 158 jobs; 795 of its residents have a job. Only 3% work in Washington Township itself; outside it, Jeffersonville draws the most (21%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Washington Township: the gist
Washington Township is a place people come home to
There are 158 jobs based in Washington Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Washington Township has about 1,200 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Washington Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 795 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Washington Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Washington Township is better than 69% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Washington Township’s grade up (4.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 37% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.3%) 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−.
In and out of Washington Township on a workday
On a workday 771 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 134 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 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 687 commuters (the 7% 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 towns that employ Washington Township’s residents
Where Washington Township clocks in
21% 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.
The kinds of work in Washington Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2013 → 2023: 151 → 158. 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.
The distance from Washington Township to work
About 20% 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.
The commute in Washington Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Washington Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Washington Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 739 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 6.0% 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.
For jobs and income, Washington Township is 1,199th of 5,656 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 117 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 167 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,197 | Creston OH | 2,143 | $69K | 4.8% | 3.8% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,198 | Norris TN | 1,621 | $76K | 6.6% | 0.2% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,199 | Washington Township IN | 1,848 | $88K | 4.2% | 1.3% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,200 | Loma CO | 1,350 | $141K | 5.9% | 0.0% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,201 | Jerome IL | 1,627 | $65K | 6.4% | 2.8% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | 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.
How Washington Township compares with the towns 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+ | D− | 31 min | $88,250 |
| Oregon Township | under 3% | A | D− | 30 min | $90,918 |
| Bethlehem Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Owen Township | under 3% | C | D− | 44 min | $57,439 |
| Saluda Township | under 3% | B | D− | 31 min | $77,813 |
| Lexington Township | under 3% | B | D− | 29 min | $76,130 |
Same-state neighbors only. Bethlehem Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, 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 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?
$88,250 (±$22,223) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
4.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jeffersonville (21%, 18 mi), Louisville (7%, 27 mi), New Albany (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% 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), 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.