Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Washington Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
1% of workers have no commute at all, against 11% across Indiana. 38 jobs are based in Washington Township, and 420 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Washington Township is better than 24% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (C).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Washington Township: the gist
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 680 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Washington Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Washington Township is Fort Wayne, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (36) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Few Washington Township workers work from home
Only 1% 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 420 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Washington Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Job access by car holds Washington Township’s grade up (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (17.5%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (5.0%) 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 C− to B.
The daily flow of workers through Washington Township
On a workday 420 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Washington Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
How far it is to work from Washington Township
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.
About 29 minutes to work from Washington Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 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 481 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.
9% of working residents work in Fort Wayne
Where Washington Township clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 63% of the jobs in Washington Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Township, 2014 → 2024: 44 → 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.
Driving is how Washington Township gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 2.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 488 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). 1.9% 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.
1,941st of 3,133: where Washington Township ranks among U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | 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% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 53 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 4% | A+ |
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| 84 | Campbell Township IN | 1,172 | $122K | 0.0% | 7.1% | <1% | A |
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| 124 | Long Beach IN | 1,158 | $122K | 3.8% | 2.6% | 2% | A |
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| 1,939 | Barry IL | 1,247 | $76K | 15.3% | 5.8% | 8% | C− |
| 1,940 | Vaughn MT | 1,002 | $56K | 8.7% | 1.2% | 2% | C− |
| 1,941 | Washington Township IN | 1,066 | $64K | 17.5% | 5.0% | 0% | C− |
| 1,942 | Steuben NY | 1,107 | $66K | 11.6% | 3.0% | 1% | C− |
| 1,943 | Orwell VT | 1,250 | $70K | 10.8% | 5.5% | 6% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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.
The towns around Washington Township
The biggest share goes to Sparta 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− | C | 29 min | $64,266 |
| Sparta Township | 5% | B | C | 34 min | $81,935 |
| Tippecanoe Township | under 3% | C | C− | 23 min | $72,331 |
| Etna-Troy Township | under 3% | C+ | D | 25 min | $57,163 |
| Noble Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 35 min | $73,487 |
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?
$64,266 (±$2,742) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Township?
17.5%, 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. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (9%, 28 mi), Albion (7%, 10 mi), Goshen (7%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Washington Township walkable?
Washington Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 2.4 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Washington Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% 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.