There are 2.9 jobs in Washington Township for every working resident, and 1,189 people commute in
1,211 jobs are based in Washington Township; 424 of its residents have a job. Washington Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Home is the office for 18% of workers, against 11% across Indiana.
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 where the jobs are
Washington Township has 1,211 jobs, 2.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,900 people are in town, 70% more than the 1,100 who live here. Day and night ↓
Washington Township makes and builds things
58% 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 33%. The jobs ↓
Washington Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Washington Township went from 778 in 2013 to 1,211 in 2023, +56%. 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 424 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Washington Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Washington Township is better than 72% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Washington Township’s grade up (1.5%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($74,028, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (3.1%) is left out: Washington Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Washington Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
Washington Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 402 residents head out to work and 22 work right here.
About 1,900 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 70% more than live here.
2.9 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 2023, primary jobs.
Goods jobs make up 58% of work in Washington Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2013 → 2023: 778 → 1,211. 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.
Where Washington Township’s workers come from
Where Washington Township clocks in
21% of workers
8% 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 daily trip from Washington Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 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 353 commuters (the 18% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Washington Township
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.
Driving is how Washington Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Washington Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 3.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 433 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). 9.8% 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 547th of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 69 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 108 | Campbell Township IN | 1,172 | $122K | 0.0% | 7.1% | 1% | A |
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| 138 | Greenville IN | 1,452 | $135K | 5.6% | 4.1% | 1% | A |
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| 545 | Warren CT | 1,389 | $135K | 6.7% | 2.8% | 8% | B+ |
| 546 | Little Mackinaw Township IL | 1,433 | $90K | 5.6% | 3.0% | 5% | B+ |
| 547 | Washington Township IN | 1,124 | $74K | 1.5% | 3.1% | 5% | B+ |
| 548 | Bearfield Township OH | 1,478 | $106K | 8.1% | 0.0% | 2% | B+ |
| 549 | Mountainaire AZ | 1,103 | $112K | 5.2% | 5.7% | <1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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.
Around Washington Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | B+ | C− | 20 min | $74,028 |
| Madison Township | under 2% | B− | D− | 26 min | $68,826 |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Center Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 19 min | $59,611 |
| Ross Township | under 2% | B | C | 22 min | $85,857 |
| Perry Township | under 2% | B | C− | 26 min | $64,352 |
Same-state neighbors only. Union 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?
$74,028 (±$26,463) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
1.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lafayette (25%, 15 mi), Frankfort (21%, 5 mi), Indianapolis (8%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 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 10% 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.