Photo: Vmenkov · CC BY-SA 3.0Washington Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Only 3% work in Washington Township; the top destination outside it is Bloomington (43%, 10 miles). Employers in Washington Township report 307 jobs, and 777 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Washington Township is better than 59% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Washington Township stands out on work
43% of Washington Township works in Bloomington
331 working residents, 43%, have their main job in Bloomington, 9.5 miles away. That’s 14 times as many as work in Washington Township itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Washington Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Washington Township fell from 846 in 2013 to 307 in 2023, −64%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Washington Township makes and builds things
45% 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 18%. 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 777 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Washington Township earns its Jobs & income grade
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Washington Township’s grade. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (2.0%) 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−.
Where people from Washington Township work
Where Washington Township clocks in
43% of workers
9% 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.
45% of the jobs in Washington Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2013 → 2023: 846 → 307. 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 works in Washington Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 755 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 285 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
The daily trip from Washington Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 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 679 commuters (the 13% 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.
Half of Washington Township commutes less than 10 miles
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.
Most trips from Washington Township start in a car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 783 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). 3.6% 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.
Washington Township places 1,648th of 5,234 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600
| # | 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+ |
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| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
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| 108 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | <1% | A+ |
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| 156 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 1,646 | West Pike Run Township PA | 1,504 | $77K | 7.4% | 2.5% | 4% | B |
| 1,647 | Holland OH | 1,766 | $65K | 9.2% | 2.1% | 5% | B |
| 1,648 | Washington Township IN | 1,948 | $80K | 8.1% | 2.0% | 3% | B |
| 1,649 | South Thomaston ME | 1,520 | $87K | 4.2% | 0.0% | 4% | B |
| 1,650 | Granville MA | 1,541 | $84K | 10.4% | 5.9% | 2% | B |
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| 5,234 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 in the towns next to Washington Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | – | B | D | 29 min | $80,233 |
| Bloomington Township | 3% | C+ | A+ | 17 min | $44,748 |
| Bean Blossom Township | under 2% | C | D− | 32 min | $82,794 |
| Baker Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Benton Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 27 min | $90,296 |
Same-state neighbors only. Baker Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bloomington Township. 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?
$80,233 (±$13,332) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
8.1%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bloomington (43%, 10 mi), Indianapolis (9%, 38 mi), Richland Township (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and <1% 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. 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.