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Jobs & commute in Washington Township

Washington Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Home is the office for 2% of workers, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole. There are 38 jobs in Washington Township, against 302 working residents. Only 2% work in Washington Township itself; outside it, Patoka Township draws the most (19%, 9 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Washington Township at work: what stands out

Washington Township is a place people come home to

There are 38 jobs based in Washington Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Washington Township has about 470 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

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 302 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

A workday in Washington Township: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 296 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.

296live here, work elsewhere
6live and work here
32work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night740
Workday470
740live here− 300head out to work+ 32come in to work= 470on a workday

About 470 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.13jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

Time on the road

About 30 minutes each way for Washington Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
228 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Washington Township30 min
Indiana24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
3%

of Washington Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Washington Township gets to work
97%Drive alone
3%Carpool

Share of the 358 commuters (the 2% 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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Washington Township ends

Mount Carmel: 5 residents work here (2%)HazletonOwensvilleFranciscoPatokaPrinceton: 54 residents work here (18%)Vincennes: 12 residents work here (4%)Evansville: 34 residents work here (11%)ProvidencePatoka Township: 57 residents work here (19%)Washington TownshipLogan TownshipJohnson TownshipClay TownshipJohnson Township: 7 residents work here (2%)Montgomery Township: 9 residents work here (3%)White River Township: 6 residents work here (2%)Center TownshipWashington TownshipIndianapolis: 7 residents work here (2%)Patoka TownshipPrincetonEvansvilleVincennesMontgomery TownshipJohnson TownshipWashington Township
1
Patoka Township8.6 mi away
19%57
2
Princeton8.3 mi away
18%54
3
Evansville31.6 mi away
11%34
4
Vincennes16.2 mi away
4%12
53%9
6
Johnson Township18.4 mi away
2%7
7
Indianapolis116.9 mi away
2%7
8
Washington Township (in town)right here
2%6
92%6
10
Mount Carmel, IL15.5 mi away
2%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%105
The top trips

Where Washington Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Goods, not services: 71% of the jobs in Washington Township

Jobs based in Washington TownshipJobs Washington Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms71%36%
Trade, transport & utilities16%17%
Services: health, schools, offices13%47%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less8%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month18%21%
Over $3,333 a month74%65%

Who does it

29 or younger13%22%
30 to 5447%58%
55 and older39%20%
+15%

Jobs based in Washington Township, 2014 → 2024: 33 → 38. 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.

How far

Washington Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPatoka Township: 19% · 8.6 miPrinceton: 18% · 8.3 miEvansville: 11% · 31.6 miVincennes: 4% · 16.2 miMontgomery Township: 3% · 16.9 miJohnson Township: 2% · 18.4 miIndianapolis: 2% · 116.9 miWhite River Township: 2% · 7.7 miMount Carmel: 2% · 15.5 miPatoka Township 19%Princeton 18%Evansville 11%Vincennes 4%Washington Township
Washington TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
27%Under 10 mi80 residents
33%10–24 mi98 residents
23%25–50 mi70 residents
17%Over 50 mi51 residents

About 17% 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.

Next door

Bordering towns draw 21% of Washington Township’s workers

Jobs & commute next door

TownWashington Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Washington Township–——30 min$78,661
Johnson Townshipunder 2%A−D25 min$113,674
White River Township2%C−D22 min$63,482
Clay Townshipunder 2%————
Center Townshipunder 2%CD38 min$64,009
Logan Townshipunder 2%——40 min—
Patoka Township19%B−B+15 min$65,014

Same-state neighbors only. Clay Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Patoka Township. Darker towns draw more of Washington Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Washington Township: questions

What is the median household income in Washington Township?

$78,661 (±$30,097) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?

11.8%, 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. 2% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Washington Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Patoka Township (19%, 9 mi), Princeton (18%, 8 mi), Evansville (11%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Washington Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 3% 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.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Washington Township

Washington Township home →

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.