Photo: Nyttend · Public domainIndianapolis draws about half of Washington Township’s working residents
Measured by household income, Washington Township is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Washington Township are A for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in ten stay in Washington Township for work; outside it, Indianapolis is the main destination (46%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Washington Township: the figures worth knowing
Washington Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Washington Township went from 11,957 in 2013 to 20,701 in 2023, +73%. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
32% of the jobs based in Washington Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 22% of Washington Township’s own working residents. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Washington Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Washington Township is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #31 of 593 in Indiana. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Washington Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Washington Township could be anywhere from A to A+.
What Washington Township’s employers do
20,701 jobs are based in Washington Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2013 → 2023: 11,957 → 20,701. 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.
Who leaves Washington Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 27,144 residents head out to work, 3,098 work right here, and 17,603 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53,000 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.68 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Washington Township goes to work
Where Washington Township clocks in
46% of workers
8% 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.
Commuting from Washington Township: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 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 27,577 commuters (the 15% 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 from Washington Township, by distance
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.
Few in Washington Township walk, bike or ride to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 32,472 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). 3.6% of Washington Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Washington Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Washington Township next to U.S. towns of 44,000 to 85,000: 49th of 709 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 10 | Fall Creek Township IN | 75,188 | $146K | 3.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A+ |
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| 25 | Westfield IN | 66,258 | $123K | 3.6% | 2.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 36 | Westfield Washington Township IN | 70,020 | $121K | 4.4% | 2.8% | 11% | A |
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| 47 | North Bethesda MD | 49,677 | $129K | 5.2% | 3.6% | 9% | A |
| 48 | Edina MN | 54,356 | $129K | 4.7% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
| 49 | Washington Township IN | 62,740 | $100K | 4.2% | 2.5% | 10% | A |
| 50 | Haverford Township PA | 50,997 | $132K | 3.4% | 4.3% | 8% | A |
| 51 | Johns Creek GA | 80,401 | $160K | 4.2% | 4.1% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 709 | Pahrump NV | 47,347 | $62K | 13.7% | 8.5% | 28% | 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: 65% 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 | – | A | B− | 24 min | $100,090 |
| Avon | 8% | A | C+ | 23 min | $98,486 |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | A | C | 26 min | $103,086 |
| Guilford Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 23 min | $87,691 |
| Plainfield | 8% | A− | B | 23 min | $87,272 |
| Brownsburg | 3% | A | C+ | 24 min | $102,235 |
| Center Township | under 2% | A | C− | 28 min | $97,017 |
| Indianapolis | 46% | B− | A− | 25 min | $66,307 |
| Wayne Township | under 2% | C+ | A− | 24 min | $57,059 |
| Middle Township | under 2% | A | D | 25 min | $125,065 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | A | D | 31 min | $82,171 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Indianapolis. 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?
$100,090 (±$5,151) (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?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
10% work in town.
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% 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.