Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Washington Township works elsewhere
Employers in Washington Township report 423 jobs for 893 working residents. Washington Township grades C for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Measured by household income, Washington Township is behind 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Washington Township apart
Washington Township makes and builds things
52% 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 25%. The jobs ↓
Few Washington Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 893 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Washington Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Washington Township is better than 28% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Washington Township’s grade up (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($51,786, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Washington Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Goods jobs make up 52% of work in Washington Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2014 → 2024: 283 → 423. 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.
Washington Township’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 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 1,157 commuters (the <1% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Washington Township
On a workday 864 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 394 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 2024, primary jobs.
27% of working residents work in Vincennes
Where Washington Township clocks in
27% of workers
5% 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.
How many miles Washington Township commutes
About 23% 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.
For most of Washington Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Washington Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 5.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,160 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). 4.5% 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.
Among U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000, Washington Township ranks 3,378th of 5,102 on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 159 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 167 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 3,376 | Tippecanoe Township IN | 2,472 | $61K | 14.5% | 4.5% | 3% | C |
| 3,377 | Potosi Township KS | 1,876 | $61K | 6.9% | 5.1% | 12% | C |
| 3,378 | Washington Township IN | 2,244 | $52K | 11.4% | 3.5% | 3% | C |
| 3,379 | Creswell Township KS | 1,921 | $85K | 17.2% | 0.8% | 3% | C |
| 3,380 | Barnet VT | 1,654 | $67K | 8.2% | 0.6% | 3% | C |
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| 5,102 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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.
Next door is work for 12% of Washington Township
The biggest share goes to Busseron Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | C | B− | 24 min | $51,786 |
| Busseron Township | 5% | D | C+ | 21 min | $45,521 |
| Vigo Township | 2% | B− | C | 27 min | $59,120 |
| Widner Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 26 min | $70,236 |
| Vincennes Township | 5% | C | A− | 16 min | $58,588 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Washington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Washington Township?
$51,786 (±$15,780) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
11.4%, 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. <1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vincennes (27%, 9 mi), Vincennes Township (5%, 14 mi), Busseron Township (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
0% 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), 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. 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.